{"id":7584,"date":"2017-09-29T14:34:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T14:34:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-09-29T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T14:34:42","slug":"dubai-airport-then-and-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/dubai-airport-then-and-now\/","title":{"rendered":"PICS: Dubai Airport Then And Now – Four Pictures Show How Far DXB Has Really Come"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From a meager start at the beginning of the 1960’s, Dubai International Airport (DXB) is now the busiest airport in the world for international travellers.<\/p>\n

And newly released images comparing Dubai airport in 1986 and 2017 show just how far the airport has come.<\/p>\n

DXB now boasts three terminals, the fastest Wi-Fi speed of any airport in the world<\/a> and has a capacity for 90 million visitors annually. But this was not always the case, and things looked quite different just twenty years ago…<\/p>\n

Flight check-in:1986<\/h3>\n
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Casual security systems were in place<\/h3>\n
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DXB now…<\/h3>\n

Natural light, gourmet dining options, world class SHOPPING, and super quick Wi-Fi – Dubai International is an airport you actually WANT to spend time in…<\/p>\n

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