How Dubai South Will Solidify Dubai's Place in the UAE Map?

Improves Connectivity and Road Conditions

The road connectivity and its maintenance is always excellently taken care of in and around an airport. Delays and blockages on ways reaching the airport location are dealt with promptly and perfectly. 

Breeding Ground for Jobs 

Airport recruits lots of talents, professionals and laborers for filling up arrays of diverse designations and do different types of jobs for keeping the airport activities smooth. Inside an airport you will find arrays of different types of retail outlets, eateries and other specialised service providers catering to the passengers and the staff members of different airlines operating. 

According to research, airports can generate 2,000 to 4,000 jobs in various roles for every million passengers, from air traffic controllers, pilots, cabin crew to ground staff members, security personnel, administrative staff members, maintenance teams, customer service personnel and retail workers.

Boost Employability in the Locale

The economic impact of airports extends beyond creating different types of jobs within their premises and immediate boundaries. Passengers travelling by air look for accommodation choices, restaurants, eateries of different budgets, hotels, pubs/bars, and sightseeing options nearby. People connecting flights with long hours of rest in between mostly need the services of local businesses like hourly stay services, vehicle rental agencies, and taxi services besides food and drinks. 

Thus, local businesses significantly grow and expand from an airport’s presence, resulting in better economic growth in turn and leading to business opportunities and more job scopes in these sectors.

Economic Prosperity with Real Estate Growth

International air passengers and airport employees might (mostly) look for hotels, childcare and healthcare units, office spaces, retail outlets, supermarkets, restaurants, pubs/bars, eateries, car rentals and other services nearby. For catering to their requirements, these establishments need to be set up. It leads to more urbanization and modernization of the area surrounding the airport. It leads to infrastructural growth and development. 

The growth of infrastructure in turn leads to the development of real estate and construction sectors further. Real estate developers, construction workers, architects, engineers, project managers, and related professionals all benefit from this boost. It, undoubtedly, drives the economy of the state/city to abundance of prosperity with more positive contributions.  

Demand for Properties in the Vicinity

Major international airports witness thousands of footfalls everyday and more. Most International passengers have connecting flights as not every distance is covered non-stop in a single flight. Some in-between periods can stretch over 12 hours. Also, many tourists and business travellers look for accomodation choices nearby the airport for short-term stay. It leads to more demand for commercial (hotels, homestays) and residential properties (those who wish to stay and own a property here). 

It leads to more popularity of apartments, villas, townhouses and mansions near airports. Ease of traveling is undoubtedly there, but the modernization and easy availability of amenities around make property buyers and investors look for properties near airports. 

It is going to gladly gain the status of being the World's Biggest Airport. Once the Al Maktoum International Airport becomes fully operational, it will cater to 220+ Million passengers per year and will be involved in transporting 16 Million Tons of Cargo.

Al Maktoum International Airport is being built to feature 5 Runways, 14-Station Automated People Movers, and 400 Terminal Gates. 19.4 million square metres is the built-up area if all the airport facilities combined. As Dubai becomes the Aviation Capital of the World, its growth potential success rate will make new records. There is no stopping this turbocharged growing economy of the UAE. 

Foreign investors (like the Chinese) understood the higher growth potentiality and investment quotient of Dubai South, investing. a lump sum amount of 2 Billion US Dollar in the region to build the largest multimodal logistic corridor of around 18 kilometers long. 

The multi-modal cargo hub at Al Maktoum International Airport will facilitate and ease air, land and sea connectivity. One can access Air to Sea connectivity within 4 hours in Dubai South, impacting positively the trade and commerce in this region and the overall UAE. A metro line is being constructed and will become fully operational within a few years. 

It is confirmed that Etihad Rail will have its route passing along the Dubai South region. Remember, it cannot speed through Dubai South without having a dedicated rail station near the airport for easing the travel here. These will prove to be important links for the near-by Logistics District, triggering the growth of Dubai South region as the global base for International cargo and shipping companies. So, aviation growth here will also expand the port's popularity here.  

You have Airport Connectivity, Port Connectivity, Rail Connectivity and Road Connectivity all in Dubai South. What makes anyone ever doubt the prominence of Dubai's position in the world map? 

Emaar South community along with others by top-notch real estate developers are continuously growing and expanding here. Communal living amidst lavish urban amenities is adding to the charm of Dubai South further. Company set up in Dubai South Free-zone also is helping the landscape here blessed with gigantic skyscrapers, ultra-modern expansive commercial venues, stunningly gorgeous and well-maintained establishments. 

Dubai Expo City also continues attracting investments in the commercial sphere. Properties in the close vicinity are in huge demand from homebuyers and investors alike. 

Dubai South is blessed to be the home of the world's largest airport in the whole world—Al Maktoum International Airport. It will handle 260 million passengers per year and will become fully operational upon its completion within 10-11 years.

The presence of a domestic airport only transforms the look and feel of the region with its positive infrastructural and economic contributions. Just imagine how the world's largest, richest and most technologically sophisticated airport will trigger the growth of the city on an overall basis. Dubai with its assets of Dubai South is getting ready to adjust the spotlight on UAE in the world map now.