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Old 14th Apr 2014, 13:05
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Dubaian
 
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It's not so much a road between them as a brand new, major multi-lane highway. Complete with grade-segregated junctions etc.
Yes you could tunnel under that - but the old airport is basically well past it's sell-by date (mystery bus tours to/from every single aircraft, no sky bridges, (temporary) Arrivals and old Departures building a few kilometers apart (more buses), very near built-up areas.... flight path to the north obstructing the construction of a very tall tower in West Bay, what did I miss ...??) so the 'planning' was for the completely new airport mainly on reclaimed land to be a 100% + replacement with no need to keep much if any of the old one in service.
As posted above it's just a bit late in opening ..... any offers when?

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