DXB

Teyana Taylor talks about Kanye West

Dubai - Emirates Voice

IT'S NOT EVERY day you get a Kanye West protégé turning up on your doorstep, but then Sole DXB is no ordinary festival. Ostensibly a meeting for sneaker enthusiasts, if you think all people do is turn up and look at shoes for three days you are hideously uninformed. What we found when heading to the opening night over theRead more

H.E.R.,Teyana Taylor and everything else

Dubai - Emirates Voice

IT'S THE REGION'S premier street-culture festival starting at d3 tomorrow and if a good weekend for you includes hip-hop shows, urban fashion, art exhibitions and discussions on streetwear you are in luck. Sole DXB not only embraces inner-city chic, it looks to create a brilliantly diverse community of advocates here in Dubai. And it succeeds. Growing year-on-year, the 2017 editionRead more

Passenger traffic at DXB jumps 6.9 percent in October

Dubai - Wam

Dubai International, DXB, welcomed 6.9 million passengers in October, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic at the DXB reached 6,865,296 in October compared to 6,420,208 recorded in the corresponding month last year, an increase of 6.9 percent. Year to date, passenger numbers at airport risen 5.9 percent to 73,433,846 compared to 69,366,094Read more

World’s fastest free Wi-Fi at Dubai Airports

DUBAI - Arab Today

Dubai Airports has unleashed the world’s fastest free Wi-Fi connection at an airport to millions of passengers that travel through DXB each month. Aptly named WOW-Fi, the service provides internet connection up to a staggering 100 mbps surpassing all other airports. This follows Dubai Airports’ launch of an upgraded free unlimited high-speed Wi-Fi connection across Dubai International (DXB) and DubaiRead more

UAE traffic: Spate of accidents lead to delays in Dubai

Dubai - ArabToday

Drivers are warned to watch out for a number of traffic accidents that are tying up roads in Dubai and Abu Dhabi early on Monday morning. A crash on the Dubai-Al Ain Road, just after the Outlet Mall heading in the direction of Dubai, was reported by Dubai Police on its Twitter account at 7.09am. Police warned drivers to takeRead more

DXB extends its lead as world’s number one airport

Dubai - WAM

Dubai International has retained its title as the world’s number one airport for international passengers after near record numbers in December propelled the hub’s annual traffic to 83.6 million passengers in 2016, according to the annual traffic report issued by operator, Dubai Airports, today. With monthly passenger traffic breaching the 7-million mark six times during the year, including the historicRead more

DXB welcomes Sichuan Airlines' first direct flight from Chengdu

Dubai - WAM

Dubai Airports welcomed Sichuan Airlines’ first direct flight from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Dubai International (DXB) on Saturday evening. The airline, which operates into DXB’s Concourse D, offers travellers two weekly flights on Airbus A330. Sichuan Airlines joined DXB’s list of 90 international airlines in September 2015 when the carrier launched flights between Chengdu and Dubai via Yinchuan HedongRead more

Dubai Airports named Travel and Tourism Company of Year at ABA Awards

Dubai - Arab Today

Dubai Airports, operator of Dubai International, DXB, the world’s busiest international airport, and Dubai World Central, DWC, was voted as the Travel and Tourism Company of the year at the Arabian Business Achievement Awards in Dubai recently. The awards seek to recognise and reward outstanding corporate leadership across a range of sectors, with nominations being drawn from across the GulfRead more

Dubai Sponsors $3bn Airports Deal

Dubai - Arab Today

Dubai’s two international airports are set for a capacity-boosting, capex-fueled expansion that will enable them to serve up to 146m passengers by 2025, due in large part to a proposed initial USD 3bn financing transaction announced today by its government. Already, Dubai International Airport (DXB) is the world’s largest international airport at 78m passengers in 2015, with a 13% averageRead more

DXB announces record 7.7 million passengers in August

Dubai - WAM

Dubai International Airport, DXB, welcomed a record 7.7 million passengers in August, eclipsing the previous record achieved in July, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator, Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic at DXB reached 7,727,105 compared to 7,282,256 in the corresponding month last year, an increase of 6.1 percent. The year to date traffic totalled 55,850,353 passengers, upRead more