Dubai Airports has announced Dubai World Central will open its doors to passengers on October 27th, 2013 when launch carriers nasair and Wizz Air commence operations into the emirate’s second airport.
nasair plans to function over 50 flights every week between Dubai and numerous destinations in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi-based carrier already operates 950 weekly flights to twenty-eight destinations with a fleet of 21 aircraft constituted of Airbus A320s and Embraer E190s.
Wizz Air, which gives low-cost air transport across 30 countries with 16 bases across Europe, will provide non-stop services linking Dubai World Central to Central and Eastern Europe.
Wizz Air has a fleet of 40 Airbus A320 aircraft operating over 1,500 weekly flights to 93 destinations.
Construction of Dubai World Central’s passenger terminal building was completed in 2012.
Upon opening, the brand new facility will offer full retail in addition food and beverage amenities.
It is serviced by one A380 capable runway, 64 remote aircraft stands and has capacity for as much as seven million passengers per year.
The terminal will undergo a whole testing and trial programme over the arriving months to verify a unbroken opening.
“A new era in Dubai’s already proud aviation story is determined to start out,” said Dubai Airports chief executive Paul Griffiths.
“The introduction of passenger services from Dubai World Central is step one within the long run development of the airport and should provide an exquisite alternative to travellers.
“We are equally thrilled to welcome our launch airlines Wizz Air and nasair.
“We sit up for announcing additional airlines and services within the months to return.”
Dubai World Central first opened for cargo operations in June 2010 and has quickly established itself as an emerging cargo airport within the region with 36 airlines (scheduled and chartered) handling 219,092 tonnes of air freight on 16,317 aircraft movements during 2012.
Dubai Airports launched general aviation operations at DWC on April 28th, 2011 following the overall Civil Aviation Authority’s regulatory acclaim for flights carrying as much as 50 passengers and crew on February 24th, 2011.
Upon completion, Dubai World Central turns into the world’s largest airport with five runways and an ultimate capacity of 160 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of cargo each year.
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