Saturday, March 14, 2009

JINNAH TERMINAL AIRPORT KARACHI





A busy thriving airport today is dependent on efficient arrival facilities, speedy custom-check formalities, and easy baggage collection. All of these have been included at Jinnah International, in both domestic and international terminals. Travelers are handled at varying structure levels in the Building and the layout is appealing and attractive, designed to avoid confusion and crowding. Transit Flight Passengers are accommodated at individual flight counters, specified clearly for added convenience and ease in Passenger Baggage Handling.

Dubai International Airport







Airport Information
DepartingDubai International Airport has two terminals through which passen-gers can depart Dubai, depending on the destination they are travelling to. It also has a VIP departing service known as Al Majlis. more...
ArrivingMost major airlines arrive at Terminal 1 of Dubai International Airport. Terminal 2 is used by mostly by airlines coming in from Iran, CIS countries and those operating chartered flights. Private jet owners and VIP guests make use of the Al Majlis or the VIP terminal. more...
TransitDubai International Airport's transit has to be one of the worlds sought after experiences due to its lavish Duty Free. more...
Virtual Tours/Terminal Maps
ShoppingDubai Duty Free: This world renowned facility offers 5,400 square metres of shopper's paradise within the new Concourse.more...
Meals and RefreshmentsPassengers have the option of 25 food and drink outlets within the new Concourse. From fast food to speciality cuisine to an Irish pub, passengers are spoilt for choice.more...

Beijing Olympics airport


The world's biggest airport is now finished and ready for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The $3.5 billion gigantic dragon terminal, which is the centerpiece of the 501-square-mile complex capable of allowing 50 million passengers per year, looks even more impressive in the amazing, almost unreal photos. (see movies)



Airports are essentially machines for processing people, airplanes, automobiles, cargo, and luggage—all of which move in different ways, and which need to be connected at certain points and separated by rigid security at others. Just getting all the parts to work together seems overwhelming—indeed, it did overwhelm British Airways last month at Heathrow, outside London, when Terminal 5, an eight-billion-dollar structure that was supposed to transform Heathrow from a congested tangle into a place that would thrill passengers with the joy of air travel, all but shut down on its opening day, when a computerized baggage system malfunctioned. (more)

King Fahd International Airport














(Arabic: مطار الملك فهد الدولي‎) (IATA: DMM, ICAO: OEDF) is located 15 kilometers (about 9 miles) northwest of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It is the largest airport in the world in terms of land area (780 km²). It is also larger than the nearby country of Bahrain.
Completed in 1999, King Fahd International Airport is the third major hub in Saudi Arabia after King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.
The airport is the hub of Sama Airlines. It mainly serves Dammam, Dhahran, Khobar, Qatif, Ras Tanura and Jubail. However, it serves the entire Eastern Province of the Kingdom as it is the only operational airport in the province.