Dubai airport

Man who suffered heart attack at airport saved

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

Doctors and paramedics at the Dubai airport saved the life of an international transit passenger when he suffered a cardio-respiratory failure and stopped breathing earlier this month, an official told Gulf News. The incident happened on August 11 and the DHA-run airport medical unit acted fast and successfully resuscitated the passenger. Dr Jamil Al Tarash of the Dubai Airport MedicalRead more

The Global Gateway to Halal Industries

Dubai - Musimchronicle

The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) has released a detailed halal industries lead as part of its campaigns to contribute to Dubai's vision of coming to be the resources of the Islamic economic climate for 2017-2021. The first-of-its-kind guide entitled 'Dubai: The Global Gateway to Halal Industries' defines Halal products in different industries, highlighting numerous financial investment possibilities for internationalRead more

Saif bin Zayed honours family of martyr Jassim Al Balushi

Abu Dhabi - Musimchronicle

H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, today honoured, at his office in the ministry, the family of martyr Jassim Issa Mohammed Hassan Al Balushi, who lost his life in the line of duty while attempting to extinguish a fire on an Emirates Airline aircraft which performed an emergency landingRead more

Parents forget newborn son in taxi at Dubai airport

Dubai - Arab Today

A Gulf family of tourists forgot their newborn baby in a taxi at Dubai airport, police said on Sunday. The parents called for a taxi to transport them from their hotel to Dubai International Airport and promptly forgot their son in the backseat, the Gulf News reported. According to the police, the mother believed the son to be with theRead more

DAFZA achieves 16% net profit growth in 2016

Dubai - Arab Today

The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) performed strongly in 2016, reaching a 16 percent net profit growth, posting a 2 percent growth in total revenue, a 28 percent increase in total assets and a 3 percent rise in Earnings Before Interest and Depreciation (EBID). According to official reports, the total leasable area of multinational companies occupying the Free zone roseRead more

DAFZA takes innovation strategy further to advance

Dubai - Arab Today

The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) has marked another major milestone in its bid to become one of the world’s most innovative free zones after forging a partnership with leading strategy management consulting firm ShiftIN Partners. Their strong alliance will help identify innovation champions within DAFZA and bring to life their creative and unique ideas designed in line with theRead more

Passenger traffic at Dubai airport tops 6.4 million in October

Dubai - WAM

Dubai International Airport, DXB, welcomed 6.4 million passengers in October, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator, Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic at DXB reached 6,420,208 passengers compared to 6,250,810 in the corresponding month last year, an increase of 2.7 percent. The year to date traffic totalled 69,366,094, up 6.8 percent compared to 64,947,684 during the first tenRead more

Drone halts traffic at Dubai airport

Dubai - Arab Today

An unauthorized drone forced Dubai airport to halt air traffic for about half an hour on Wednesday in the second such incident in four months, the airport authority said. Airspace around the world’s busiest airport for international flights was closed between 8:08 and 8:35 am (0408 and 0435 GMT) “due to unauthorized drone activity,” Dubai Airports said on its TwitterRead more

Dubai Airport, Dubai Central World Airport traffic not affected by weather conditions

Dubai - WAM

Aircraft traffic through Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central Airport has not been significantly affected today by rains and bad weather conditions nationwide. According to a statement issued by Dubai Airports, up until12 o'clock, Dubai World Central Airport had received two planes which had been diverted from another UAE airport. It noted that the heavy rains only caused aRead more