"Dubai Airports" participates in the activities of "Designing the Next 50 Years"
Ahmed bin Saeed: We are in a workshop that does not subside ... and the stage of recovery is gradually returning
Ahmed bin Saeed: “The aviation sector is a fundamental pillar of our national economy.”
The country's airports are one of the strategic players in the global air transport industry.
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His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of "Dubai Airports", Supreme President and CEO of "Emirates Airlines" and the group, affirmed that "designing the next 50 years" is a project that will have impressive results at the level of the UAE.
His Highness said, on the occasion of Dubai airports' readiness and support for the "designing the next 50 years" project: "We are in an unrelenting workshop ... and we are optimistic that the recovery phase will gradually return, and with it the momentum for the aviation industry will return, and Dubai will return to the top of the list again."
Advanced architecture
In detail, «Dubai Airports» confirmed that it is looking strongly to the next 50 years, relying on its advanced and sustainable infrastructure, to keep pace with the national project, “Designing the Next 50 Years”, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler Dubai, as part of the initiatives supporting the year of preparation for the 50th year announced by His Highness, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, so that 2020 will be the starting point for the implementation of the largest national strategy to prepare the country for the next 50 years.
And it stated in a statement issued yesterday that the country's airports are considered one of the strategic players in the air transport industry worldwide, thanks to their modern infrastructure, their adaptation of the most advanced technology and their national competencies.
Impressive results
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of "Dubai Airports", Supreme President and CEO of Emirates Airlines and the Group, affirmed that the "Designing for the Next 50 Years" project is a visionary project with distinction that will have impressive results at the level of the Emirates, and unprecedented implications. On the future role it will play in the international arena and consolidate its presence, as a model country for future foresight.
His Highness said: “We are proud of what has been achieved during the past 50 years of the life of our young country, thanks to the vision of the founding fathers, and the sincere efforts of our government, to move forward with this vision towards the desired future, what has qualified us to be the first in many global competitive indicators in the economic and social fields. Infrastructure and other indicators ».
His Highness added: “The aviation sector is a fundamental pillar of our national economy. Therefore, it receives special attention from us to continue to mobilize the diverse energies and the major competitive advantages that we enjoy, to completely change the concepts of travel during the next 50 years, and to provide a safe and sustainable travel experience, relying on that. On the absolute support of our leadership and our qualified human resources. ”
Loyalty and gratitude
And His Highness continued: “May the richness of the founding fathers who laid for us the foundations for the remarkable success that our country has achieved in all fields, and this forward-looking project adopted by our leadership is a message of loyalty and gratitude to the contributions of our great founding leaders, and the national achievements and gains that the UAE has achieved amounting to miracles. In terms of content and the time span in which they were achieved, it is a result of these previous contributions and the vision and wise directives of our leadership that will qualify us to complete this blessed march, and to reach the goals of (2071 Centenary) that the UAE is the most influential in the world.
Workshop
His Highness affirmed: “We have invested tens of billions over the past years to create the best and most advanced infrastructure in the world, and we are in an unrelenting workshop to constantly improve our performance, facilities and services, and we will continue to invest in people and infrastructure, to ensure excellence and give tens of millions of travelers an unforgettable travel experience.” .
His Highness said: “It is true that the global aviation sector is facing challenges due to the emerging (Corona) virus crisis, but we are optimistic that the recovery phase will gradually return, and with it the momentum of this industry will return, and Dubai will return to the top of the list again.”
15,000 solar panels
The aviation sector in Dubai receives a very important interest, by ensuring that the airport infrastructure is equipped with the best advanced technologies, and by qualifying national human resources in preparation for the next 50 years.
Among the important projects implemented by Dubai Airports in this regard is the solar energy project, as Dubai International Airport contains the largest solar energy system in the airport sector in the Middle East, with an array of 15,000 solar panels in Terminal (2).
This system reduces annual carbon dioxide emissions by 3243 metric tons, equivalent to the absorption of 53,617 trees for 10 years, or 688 passenger vehicles that have traveled for one year.
Dubai International ... First place
Dubai International Airport tops the list of airports in the world in terms of the number of international travelers since 2014 until now.
About 1.115 billion passengers have benefited from the airport's services on more than 7.47 million flights, which have connected more than 240 destinations in 95 countries, since the airport opened for the first time on September 30, 1960.
Biometrics
The UAE has accomplished a lot in the field of biometrics, in preparation for the next 50 years.
The passenger experience at Dubai International Airport was upgraded through the implementation of the integrated biometrics pathway, in addition to providing an innovative, safe and healthy travel experience, from travel procedures to arrival at the aircraft gates.
Modern technology improves the smooth movement of passengers through the airport, by reducing document checks and shortening the waiting time in queues.
Alhay: Creative energies
The Vice President of "Dubai Airports", Jamal Al-Hai, said, "The project to design the next 50 years is the largest mobilization of creative energies the world has ever seen, and an invitation to draw the future of a country that the present and future will immortalize."
He added: “This exceptional project comes at a time when the world is witnessing one of the most important challenges in its history as a result of the emerging Corona virus crisis, and therefore it comes at its appropriate time to think not only about building a more advanced and dynamic country that benefits from its development and modernity the whole world, but rather building a more world. Clinging to human concerns wherever he is, and harnessing energies for the good of all humanity.
The Joker: Very developed infrastructure
The Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs at "Dubai Airports", Majid Al Joker, said that sustainability is a central issue within the strategy of "Dubai Airports" to preserve the sustainability of resources and provide a sustainable environment that keeps pace with the daily challenges that afflict the aviation sector in all fields, chiefly security and safety.
He added: “Our government has invested tens of billions of dirhams to build a very advanced infrastructure that has qualified us to achieve what we have achieved over the past years, and I am confident that it will push us to move forward towards a more sustainable future, and play a strategic role in the success of the design project for the next 50 years, in relation to the sector. Aviation".
Ben Adi: Proactive thinking
Senior Vice President for Engineering Services, Omar bin Uday, said that «Dubai Airports» has succeeded in developing its infrastructure through the innovation strategy, which it has adopted to constantly improve the standards of movement safety on the airport yard, and to ensure its effectiveness in the face of different weather conditions.
He referred to the development of projects through the Innovation Engineering Services Laboratory with the aim of proactive thinking to develop hypothetical future solutions, pointing to the “Follow the Green Light” project, to establish the safety and security elements in ground operations.
The idea of the project is to operate a series of lights on the take-off and landing paths, to direct the aircraft electronically.
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