EXECUTIVE Flights Centre (EFC), the premier VIP terminal and executive travel facility at Dubai International, has been launched by Dubai Airports.
Located close to Dubai International’s Terminal 2, the new VIP terminal for EFC includes a 5,500 sq m two storey main building, a 3,700 sq m hangar, a 3,700 sq m ramp area for aircraft parking, and a special VIP car park for long term parking.
The new facility makes EFC the largest dedicated business aviation terminal of its kind in the Middle East.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, and chairman of Dubai Airports said, “This development is part of our strategy to cope with the rapid growth of the business aviation sector in Dubai and in line with the greater objective of making Dubai the most preferred destination for international business and tourism.”
Hailing the Middle East’s business aviation sector as the fastest growing in the world, Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, said Dubai has immense potential to continue leading the regional industry and sustain the existing growth-rate.
Jamal Bin Krishan, head of executive services at Dubai Airports, said the demand for EFC services has been increasing rapidly recently. “In 1988, the year that EFC was opened, 208 flight movements were recorded. Last year, the total number of flight movements at the EFC terminal reached 9,432, while this year the figure already stands at 7,050 for the first three quarters of 2008,” he said.
EFC is very popular among celebrities, business people and as large corporate entities for the VIP treatment, prompt service and privacy the terminal offers.
EFC terminal has its own dedicated immigration and customs sections – it is the only terminal in the Middle East to boast e-Gates.
