Dubai Airports has confirmed plans to close Dubai International Airport’s (DXB) northern runway for a 45-day period between 9 May and 22 June, 2022 to carry out a complete refurbishment project that will ensure continued safety and efficient operations.
While regular runway maintenance is scheduled on a weekly basis, more extensive upgrades such as the one planned require a complete closure of the runway.
As DXB is a dual runway operation, the hub will continue to welcome guests throughout this period.
However, a number of flights will be redirected to Dubai World Central (DWC), Dubai’s second airport, to limit the impact on service during the closure period.
Dubai Airports has provided advance notice to all airlines to plan for flight reductions and schedule planning accordingly.
Dubai Airports has also advised passengers who are due to travel into or out of Dubai during the closure period to check with their respective airlines the airport and/or terminal of arrival/departure ahead of their journeys.
More information will be made available as plans develop and as flight schedules are finalised.
flydubai reveals from Dubai International Airport to DWC
flydubai has announced today that it will operate flights to select destinations from Dubai World Central (DWC) in order to provide more travel options to passengers during the northern runway refurbishment project.
Flights to 34 destinations from flydubai’s network of more than 90 destinations will operate from DWC during the runway refurbishment project, including flights to Addis Ababa, Bahrain, Delhi, Jeddah, Kuwait, Mumbai, Muscat, and Riyadh.
Flights to all other flydubai destinations – apart from these 34 destinations – will continue to operate from Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 at Dubai International (DXB).
Passengers are advised to check their departure and arrival airports in advance of travel to ensure they have the correct information.
This information is available on flydubai.com, the Manage Booking Section on flydubai.com and will be clearly mentioned on the booking confirmations.
Passengers who hold bookings that are affected will be contacted by the airline with more details.
Passengers travelling from DWC will enjoy complimentary parking at the airport.
In addition, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will provide a complimentary bus service between all terminals at DXB and DWC every 30 minutes.
Passengers are required to make sure that they are up to date with the regulations from the IATA Travel Centre and the IATA destination tracker for their whole journey, and follow the guidance issued by the authorities and the airline.
Following the completion of the runway refurbishment project on 22 June 2022, flydubai will resume its flights to all destinations from Dubai International (DXB).
Commenting on the announcement, flydubai’s chief executive officer, Ghaith Al Ghaith, said: “As we saw in 2019, runway enhancement programmes continue to support the long-term vision for Dubai as it reinforces its position as one of the world’s leading aviation hubs. We look forward to the completion of the northern runway refurbishment programme and the efficiencies it will bring to our home at Dubai International (DXB).
“With flydubai flights operating to select destinations from DWC, we aim to provide our passengers with as much choice as possible to travel across our network with minimum disruption as more countries open up for travel.”
The last time this level of work was carried out on the northern runway was in 2014, while the southern runway underwent similar improvements in 2019.
Dubai Airports continues to invest in developing and maintaining its world class infrastructure to enhance customer service quality and capacity and maintain its position as the world’s busiest international airport.
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