Dubai International Airport

Dubai International Airport is a major air facility in Dubai, capital of the United Arab Emirates. Its IATA code is DXB.

Because of the many stores in the airport, it is considered a major place to buy duty free[?] goods in that country, which is in turn considered a duty free shopping haven.

Dubai International Airport was conceived in 1959, when His Highness, Sheik Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum[?] first ordered construction. It was inaugurated in 1960 with DC-3 plane flights and was home to nine airlines. Today, the airport accepts all kinds of jets.

The airport is a hub to the UAE's international airline, Emirates.

Other airlines that fly there are:

• Aero Asia[?]
• Air Algerie[?]
• Air France
• Air India
• Air Kazakstan[?]
• Air Seychelles[?]
• American Airlines
• Austrian Airlines
• Azerbaijan Airlines[?]
• Biman Bangladesh[?]
• British Airways
• Cathay Pacific
• Condor
• Cyprus Airways
• Daallo[?]
• Dragonair
• Egypt Air[?]
• Emirates
• Ethiopian Airlines[?]
• Falcon Express[?]
• Finnair
• Gulf Air[?]
• Indian Airlines[?]
• Iran Air
• JAT[?]
• Kenya Airways
• Khaliffa[?]
• KLM
• Kuwait Airways[?]
• Lufthansa
• Mahan Airlines[?]
• Malaysia Airlines
• Middle East Airlines[?]
• Naft Airlines[?]
• Oman Air[?]
• Pakistan International Airlines
• Qatar Airways[?]
• Royal Brunei
• Royal Jordanian
• Saudi Arabian Airlines
• Shaheen Air[?]
• Siberian Airways[?]
• Singapore Airlines
• Sri Lankan[?]
• Swiss
• Syrian Arab Airlines[?]
• Tarom
• Thavria Air Company[?]
• Thai Airways[?]
• Transaero[?]
• Transportes Aereos Portugueses
• Turkish Airlines
• Vietnam Airlines[?]
• Yemenia[?]

In addition, the following cargo airlines fly there:

• DAS Air Cargo
• FedEx
• Polar Air Cargo
• UPS

External Links

• http://www.dubaiairport.com