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Dubai International Airport sets another new record
Dubai International Airport accommodated a record 5.8 million passengers in March, new figures have confirmed.The international aviation hub continues to grow at an incredible rate, with traffic rising by an impressive 20.6 per cent during the month when compared to the corresponding period in 2012.This was the biggest percentage increase since August 2012 and was also the fourth consecutive month where the five million passengers threshold was surpassed.Dubai has quickly become one of the most popular holiday destinations on the planet and it attracts more than its fair share of businesspeople too.The strong performance in March meant that year-to-date traffic soared to 16.48 million – up by 15.6 per cent on the first quarter of 2012.Western Europe proved to be an important market for the UAE city in March, with an extra 227,830 people taking advantage of new routes put on by Emirates and flydubai. Visitor numbers from eastern Europe also increased considerably, as Emirates launched new services to Poland and flydubai introduced a regular flight to Macedonia. The airport recorded a total of 31,713 aircraft movements in March – which was up by 8.3 per cent on the same month in 2012 – and highlights why Dubai International has quickly become the second-busiest aviation facility on the planet.Chief executive officer of Dubai Airports Paul Griffiths said the first quarter was “very successful”.”I am particularly pleased that we are now not only the world's second busiest international hub but also one of the most efficient with 208 passengers per aircraft movement thanks to our growing number of A380 operations which led the world in 2012 with 7,259 A380 flights to 28 destinations,” he remarked.The airport has already been extended this year and is currently capable of handling 75 million people a year, which is crucial as experts predict that up to 66 million visitors will land in this part of the Gulf by the end of 2013. Continue reading
Shaikh Mohammed launches MBR City project’s website
Shaikh Mohammed launches MBR City project’s website (Wam) / 1 May 2013 His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the website of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Project at Meydan Hotel in Nad Al Sheba on Tuesday. The sales of the promising projects are expected to hit more than Dh 21 billion. Accompanied by Director of Dubai Ruler’s Office Lt. General Musabbah Rashid Al Fattan, Mohammed Juma Al Nabooda and Dubai Director of Protocol and Hospitality Khalifa Saeed Suleiman, Shaikh Mohammed viewed the drawings and designs of the 45- million square foot project. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Meydan briefed Shaikh Mohammed about the first phase of the three- phase project expected to be implemented over five to seven years. Shaikh Mohammed watched a presentation on the project before he unveiled the commemorative plate of the project which will consist of a number of tourist, entertainment and service facilities. Shaikh Mohammed expressed admiration at the project’s designs which will form an important tourist attraction element for Dubai, especially in terms of family tourism. Continue reading
Private sector is the future, Emiratis told
Private sector is the future, Emiratis told Sarah Young / 1 May 2013 Emiratis need to move into the private sector as the public sector jobs in the UAE start to diminish. Careers UAE 2013, a three-day recruitment, education and training event exclusively for Emiratis, was opened on Tuesday by Shaikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The event aims at pushing more Emiratis into employment, in line with the government’s Emiratisation objective, which states Emiratis should make up at least 15 per cent of the total staff in a private company. According to the UAE Ministry of Labour, currently only about 22,000 Emiratis work in the private sector — 9.7 per cent of the total Emirati workforce of 225,000. Shaikh Majid at the ‘Careers UAE’ exhibition held at the Dubai World Trade Centre on Tuesday. — KT photo by Rahul Gajjar Private international service company Serco stakeholder relations director Adel Al Awadhi said his company employed more than 200 Emiratis. “Many Emiratis did not want to go into low-level skill jobs, but locals did not make up more than 12 per cent of the higher-skilled, university-graduate roles,” he said. “Emiratis still prefer the public sector. But our (UAE) public sector will not have as many jobs available going forward. It won’t be sustainable.” The government was looking to outsource the development and provision of public transport and major infrastructure projects such as rail, he said. Jobs had to be guaranteed for Emiratis, given the public sector would have less jobs to offer in the future. The private sector had to support this by helping to transfer knowledge, skills and best practice to Emiratis, through job shadowing, training and apprenticeship programmes, he said. While Serco invested heavily in their employees’ initial training and development, many of them left after one year because they could get better salaries in the government sector, Al Awadhi said. However, those Emiratis who stayed had a far higher chance of getting to a senior-level position than those who made the switch to government, “where (they’ve) got 200 other Emiratis in front of (them) already”. The senior projects manager at the Private Office of Shaikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Fatma Ebrahim Ahmed, said the private sector needed to connect more with universities and colleges. “Dubai is full of private sector companies but not everyone is aware of them. They shouldn’t just wait for UAE nationals to come to their website.” Companies should attend career fairs and promote themselves through tools such as social media. sarah@khaleejtimes.com Continue reading
