Press Releases

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26/08/2015ADACDouble record for passenger figures at Abu Dhabi International Airport in July 2015

July was a record breaking month for passenger figures at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Not only did the total number of passengers traveling through the airport hit the two million mark for the first time ever, but the figure for the departing passengers alone also reach a record, with over a million travelers leaving from Abu Dhabi International Airport. Read More

20/08/2015ADABCGolden Opportunities at Abu Dhabi International Airport

Abu Dhabi Duty Free has launched a major summer Gold promotional campaign running from August 01st through 30th September in all terminals at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Read More

20/08/2015ADACRecord Commercial Sales for Abu Dhabi Airports in H1 2015

Abu Dhabi Airports announced today that it has achieved record commercial sales in the first six months of 2015, reaching AED 707.6 million, an impressive rise of 10.9% compared to the first six months of 2014. The top performing categories were F&B and Duty Free, but there was also growth across all of the company’s commercial activities, including specialty retail, hospitality, banking and currency exchange, car parking, advertising and the Skypark Plaza operations. Read More

06/08/2015ADACAbu Dhabi Airports’ Employees Donate Blood

Abu Dhabi Airports kicked off its annual blood donation initiative in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Blood Bank (ADBB). Between the 3rd and 5th of August, staff members were encouraged to give blood at Abu Dhabi Airports’ Headquarters. Read More

02/08/2015ADACAbu Dhabi Duty Free welcomes Sephora

Abu Dhabi Duty Free, in partnership with DFS and Sephora, is set to open the world’s first Sephora pop up stores in an airport at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Read More

01/08/2015ADACAbu Dhabi International Airport passes the 2 million passenger mark for the first time in a single month

Abu Dhabi International Airport announced today that it had passed the 2 million passenger mark within a single month last night 31st July, signalling a new era in the airport’s journey. Read More

30/07/2015ADACPassenger traffic surges 17.2% at Abu Dhabi International Airport during the first half of 2015

Abu Dhabi Airports reported today a 17.2% increase in passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport during the first half of 2015 (1st January to 30th June), as compared to the same period for last year. Read More

26/07/2015ADACe-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

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