DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Dubai's crown prince has approved a new airport fee for all
passengers leaving this long-haul air travel hub to pay for improvements
and expansions.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the new fees on Wednesday.
He
says every passenger leaving Dubai, including most transiting through
the Mideast city-state, will pay a 35-dirham ($9.50) service fee for
flights leaving after June 30 that have been booked starting
March 1.
His
statement says the fee will go toward expansion projects like Dubai
International Airport's new Concourse D, the expansion of the airport's
Terminal 2 and the renovation of Terminal 1.
Dubai
International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, is
the home of Emirates airline. The city also is expanding into Al
Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central.
Source: AP News
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