The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,said on Sunday that Dubai will be “the world’s airport, port, urban center, and new global center,” while announcing a new airport project worth approximately 35 billion US dollars. (2.9 crore rupees).

The new airport will be called Al Maktoum International Airport and will contain five parallel runways, the capacity to accommodate 260 million passengers and 400 boarding gates.

When the Ruler of Dubai announced this In a post on X, he said the new project would ensure “the continuous and stable development of our children, and therefore their children.”

Al Maktoum International Airport will have the largest capacity in the world, handling 260 million passengers annually.

All operations in Dubai The international airport will be moved to The new multi-billion dollar project in the coming years will be five times larger than the current airport.

The airport will have 400 gates and five parallel runways. Dubai's aviation sector will witness new aviation technologies for the first time.

An entire city will be built around the airport in the south of Dubai, where the ambitious project will also generate housing demand for one million people.

The airport will host The most important international companies operating in the logistics and air transport services sector. The new station will cost AED 128 billion (US$ 34.85 billion or Rs 2.9 lakh).