Dubai Terminal 2 expands at high altitude

The Dubai Aviation City Corp is getting ready to complete the phase three of the Dubai International Airport expansion project. Terminal 2 was significantly refurbished before the June 2009 launch of Flydubai, the Emirate's first locally based budget carrier. The authorities are pushing through an expansion of Dubai International Airport's Terminal 2 to cater for the growth of the budget carrier Flydubai and the Emirate's booming travel and tourism sector. The investment plan includes constructing a new check-in hall and departure area, and possibly extending the terminal building. The plan is part of a renewed focus on the emirate's long-standing main airport in Deira as the development of Al Maktoum International Airport in Jebel Ali has been delayed. "The project consists of constructing a new building located adjacent to the existing Terminal 2 at Dubai International Airport," the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation said. The main hall will be 205 metres long and 90 metres wide, and house a check-in area, an immigration section and management offices, and a departure facility.