Dubai International Airport

Dubai International Airport {{Airport codes|DXB|OMDB}} is a major air facility in Dubai, a city in the United Arab Emirates.

History

Dubai International Airport was conceived in 1959, when Sheik Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum first ordered construction. It was inaugurated in 1960 with DC-3 plane flights and was home to nine airlines. Today, the airport accepts all kinds of jets.

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1959 - Sheik Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum - 1960 - DC-3 - Airlines

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On 3 July, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655, which was on a Tehran-Bandar Abbas-Dubai route, was shot down by USS Vincennes between Bandar Abbas and Dubai due to the aircraft overflying a combat zone. An estimated 300 people were killed in this incident.

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3 July - 1988 - Iran Air Flight 655 - Tehran - Bandar Abbas - Dubai - USS ''Vincennes''

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On 28 July 2001, a man named Djamel Beghal was arrested at Dubai International Airport while transferring from a flight from Pakistan to a flight to Europe. Beghal admitted to being part of the Paris embassy attack plot to UAE interrogators. The Al-Qaida suspect was taken to France, where he recanted parts of his statement. The plot was dismantled by French, Belgian, and Dutch authorities.

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28 July - 2001 - Djamel Beghal - Pakistan - Europe - Paris embassy attack plot - Al-Qaida - France - Belgian - Dutch

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Part of the airport's Terminal 3 collapsed on September 28, 2004 during the construction phase. The terminal was designed by French architect Paul Andreu. Andreu also designed Terminal 2E at Paris' Charles de Gaulle International Airport, which collapsed on May 23, 2004.

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September 28 - 2004 - Paul Andreu - Paris - Charles de Gaulle International Airport - May 23

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The Airport will undergo an expansion to allow two stations of the Green Line of the Dubai Metro to be built within the complex. One station will be constructed in Terminal 1 and the other in Terminal 3. The Metro system is not expected to be fully operational until 2012.

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Dubai Metro - 2012

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