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The Abu Dhabi International Airport is was opened in 1982 and it is close to
the trunk route linking Abu Dhabi with Dubai. It was designed by Aérports
de Paris. Although the new Abu Dhabi International Airport was built to cope
with a maximum of five million passengers a year by the mid-1990s, further expansion
became necessary and the terminal building was enlarged to accommodate increasing
numbers of business and leisure travelers. At present, more than 7,000 passengers
use this airport every month.
A maximum number of business and leisure travelers utilizing the services of
Abu Dhabi International Airport are usually in transit between Europe and the
Far East.
This International Airport of Abu Dhabi is the headquarters of Eitihad Airways,
national airline of the UAE. There are numerous flights that operate in and
out of this airport, connecting Abu Dhabi to some of the biggest cities across
the globe. Located at the heart of the city's business district, the Abu Dhabi
International Airport offers serenity and comfort to all its passengers and
a variety of facilities to its passengers. The City Terminal of the Abu Dhabi
International Airport has a fleet of luxury coaches that can take you to any
part of the city.
Abu Dhabi International Airport is home to numerous information desks, cafeterias,
restaurants, cyber cafes, shops, post office, ATM centers, business center,
travel agencies, car rental offices, etc. The Abu Dhabi Duty Free shop is considered
to be one of the best airport duty-free shops in the world. It is indeed one
of the best places for shopping in Abu Dhabi.
Passengers can choose a stay at the airports hotels of Abu Dhabi, which are
located in proximity to this airport. And, if you are in transit, you can hire
a car and visit the popular attractions of Abu Dhabi till you board your next
flight.
The following airlines operate their flights in and out of Abu Dhabi International
Airport:
Aero Asia International (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar)
Air India (Delhi, Muscat)
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Chittagong, Dhaka)
British Airways (London-Heathrow, Muscat)
China Airlines (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan, Vienna)
EgyptAir (Cairo)
Etihad Airways (Amman, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beirut, Brussels, Cairo, Casablanca,
Colombo, Damascus, Dammam, Delhi, Dhaka, Doha, Frankfurt, Geneva, Islamabad,
Jakarta, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Karachi, Khartoum, Kuwait, Lahore, London-Gatwick,
London-Heathrow( Manchester, Manila, Mumbai, Munich, Muscat, New York-JFK,
Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Peshawar, Riyadh, Toronto-Pearson)
Gulf Air (Bahrain, Muscat)
Iran Air (Tehran-Imam Khomeini)
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam, Bahrain)
Kuwait Airways (Kuwait, Muscat)
Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
Middle East Airlines (Beirut)
Pakistan International Airlines (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar)
Royal Jordanian (Al Ain, Amman)
Qatar Airways (Doha)
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jeddah, Riyadh)
Shaheen Air International (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar)
Singapore Airlines (Jeddah, Singapore)
SriLankan Airlines (Bahrain, Colombo, Doha)
Sudan Airways (Khartoum)
Syrian Arab Airlines (Damascus)
Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)
Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
Turkmenistan Airlines (Ashgabat)
Yemenia (Riyan, Sanaa)
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