Gulf News took a tour around Dubai International Airport's new Terminal 3.
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00:00For travellers who are used to the cramped and chaotic feel of airport life, Dubai International
00:10Airport's new Terminal 3 is going to be a refreshing change.
00:15Gulf News decided to have a look around.
00:18The first thing you will notice is the spacious check-in area, filled with ample facilities
00:24to make a traveller smile.
00:26After check-in and security, you head up, not across, to a shopper's paradise where
00:32you can abuse your plastic or just admire the architecture.
00:37A towering expanse of silver columns lets natural lights flood in through the dome ceiling.
00:44Passengers can also forget they are in an airport as they relax in a tranquil zen garden
00:49complete with waterfalls and lush green trees.
00:53If you're lucky enough to be a premium passenger, you can head to the lounges where I met with
00:59the CEO of Dubai Airport, Paul Griffiths.
01:02Well, there's a lot that's unique.
01:03For a start, the size and scale of it, I mean, it's significantly larger than the other two
01:08terminals that we have here at Dubai Airport.
01:10But the most important thing about it is that it actually adds something like 20 million
01:15passenger capacity to the existing airport, taking it from 40 million to 60 million.
01:21The other thing about it, of course, because it's a brand-new facility, it embodies state-of-the-art
01:26systems and processes, so the passenger experience, hopefully, will be hugely improved on the
01:33technology of Concourse 1 and Terminal 1, which, of course, is now some eight years old.
01:39With first-class services, shopping, and plenty of places to relax between flights, travellers
01:46have a lot to look forward to.
01:48Sunita Menon, Gulf News.
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