World Largest Aiport: Al Maktoum International Airport terminal Opens

Dubai's aviation sector completed its largest landmark yet on Sunday , when the emirate's groundbreaking international airport celebrated the arrival of its very first commercialized air travel .
Situated in Jebel Ali and section of Dubai World Central , an "aviation city" that the government has announced as a zero cost commercial area , Al Maktoum International Airport terminal is forecasted to develop into the world's largest airport upon the completion .

Just like the emirate's principal airport Dubai International Airport 50 kilometers to the north , Al Maktoum International Airport is likewise owned and operated by the federal government of Dubai and managed by Dubai Airports Company.
Although 100 % commercial passenger services were earlier planned for 2017 , the huge development was put off for years on account of the regional financial meltdown , and faces a new tentative end time frame of 2027 . Several claims assess the overall expense at 120 billion dirhams ( $32 .67 billion ) .
The airport continues to be available for freight flights since 2010 .
Launching event
Hungarian inexpensive airline Wizz Air was the first airline to be accepted at the brand-new passenger airport terminal , and was greeted with a a traditional gesture cheerful water salute .
Al Maktoum International Airport's two additional launch providers are Kuwait-based affordable provider Jazeera Airways and Bahrain's full-service airline Gulf Air , which also made it's inaugural flight to the new airport on Sunday .
State-owned carrier Emirates is predicted to do business exclusively out of the completely new hub at the point of completion .
In the works
Gulf News disclosed that a little more airlines are nearly entering into contracts to operate from the new international airport , with the Dubai Airports Managing director hinting at additional announcements to follow then .
At the present running a single major runway , Al Maktoum will sooner or later operate five runways with a yearly potential of 160 million travellers and 12 million tons of freight .
To put those figures into the right perspective , the world's latest most active airport , Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport , serviced roughly 95 million passengers in 2012 . Dubai International Airport managed 57 .7 million .