Press Releases

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21/07/2015ADACDhabiJet obtains RA3 certification for cargo operations

Abu Dhabi Airports today announced that its ground handling service provider DhabiJet has been awarded RA3 certification for cargo operations at Al Ain International Airport. Read More

09/07/2015ADACNew Direct Flights to Khartoum from Abu Dhabi International Airport on Sudan Airways

Abu Dhabi Airports today announced that Sudan Airways, the national carrier of Sudan, will now start three direct flights per week between Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) and Khartoum International Airport, Sudan (KRT). Read More

05/07/2015ADIAAbu Dhabi International Airport Renews its Commitment to Help Fight Climate Change

Abu Dhabi International Airport has again earned the accreditation level of ‘mapping’ from ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation for the third time, in recognition of its efforts to manage carbon dioxide emissions. Read More

30/06/2015ADACAbu Dhabi Airports Achieves ISO standards for Information Security

Abu Dhabi Airports announced today that it has successfully achieved the ISO 27001:2013 standard of information security across all of its IT systems. This distinguishes Abu Dhabi Airports as the first airport in the UAE to earn this prestigious accreditation. The company also successfully re-certified its broader suite of IT services to the ISO/IEC 20000 level. Read More

28/06/2015ADACAbu Dhabi Airports Kicks Off its Annual ‘Beat the Heat’ Campaign

Abu Dhabi Airports has launched its ‘Beat the Heat’ summer heat awareness campaign for 2015. The annual campaign spreads over 4 months (June to September), which aims at presenting a comprehensive set of informative guidelines and training sessions on how to safely manage the high temperatures expected during summer. Read More

27/06/2015ADACFlights from Italy, USA and India Fuel Tangible Increase in Abu Dhabi International Airport Traffic in May

Abu Dhabi International Airport released figures today for the month of May 2015 that show overall passenger traffic was up by 14.9% for the month compared to May 2014 with 1,877,440 passengers passing through the airport, made possible by nearly 15,000 aircraft movements. Read More

10/06/2015ADACAbu Dhabi International Airport sees 15.5% increase in traffic for April 2015

Abu Dhabi Airports today announced that passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 15.5% in April 2015 as compared to April 2014. Read More

03/06/2015ADACAbu Dhabi Airports Launches its annual ‘Star of the Year’ Program

Abu Dhabi Airports has launched its annual ‘Star of the Year’ program, which recognises individuals whose performance exceeded the overall performance target of Abu Dhabi International Airport during the previous year. Read More

30/05/2015ADIAAbu Dhabi International Airport to conduct the busiest summer schedule ever, with 271 additional weekly flights

As the holiday season is fast approaching, Abu Dhabi International Airport is getting ready for its busiest ever summer. 1,504 flights will depart from Abu Dhabi each week, 22% more than in the previous year (2014: 1,233). Read More

26/05/2015ADACe-Visa is now available for GCC Residence Permit Holders Travelling to UAE

Effective 24 May 2015, a new online application and payment system for UAE visas has been introduced for expatriates residing in the GCC on residence visas. Read More

20/05/2015ADACAbu Dhabi International Airport upgrades Baggage Handling Systems

Abu Dhabi Airports announced the successful completion of the installation and renovation of Baggage Handling Systems at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. The work was carried out by Abu Dhabi Airports’ subcontractor Siemens Logistics and Airport Solutions. Read More

17/05/2015ADACAbu Dhabi Airports signs MOU with UAE University

Abu Dhabi Airports signed last Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), to promote collaboration and strategic partnership between the two parties. This comes in line with implementing the government’s framework, to strengthen cooperation and coordination between agencies, institutions and government owned companies. Read More

12/05/2015ADACAbu Dhabi Midfield Terminal to be Equipped by SITA with Next Generation Technology Systems

Abu Dhabi Airports recently announced a five-year partnership with SITA, the world’s leading specialist in air transport communications and IT solutions, to provide the new Midfield Terminal with state-of-the-art IT infrastructure throughout the project. Read More

09/05/2015ADACAbu Dhabi Airports deploys new automated boarding pass authentication system

Abu Dhabi Airports announces that it has signed an agreement to deploy new traveler documents authentication system to validate boarding pass using technology supplied by air transport IT specialist, SITA. Read More

06/05/2015ADIANew Car Park Services to be Introduced at Abu Dhabi International Airport

Abu Dhabi Airports announced today that The Al Musbah Group has been named as a new parking concessionaire responsible for a range of airport services including baggage wrapping, the Airport Service Centre, and Airport Parking. Read More