8/15/2008 at 12:15 PM
Tags: Dubai Travel, Airports, DXB, T3 at DXB (all tags)
When JetBlue announced earlier this summer that it'd need volunteers to test out its new terminal at JFK, pretty much everyone rolled their eyes. Seriously, who'd want to spend all day at the airport and not even go anywhere? Apparently more than 2,000 people in Dubai, who recently stopped by DXB to check out its new Terminal 3.
The volunteers poured through the new facility, which is scheduled to open sometime this year, checking out the gate areas, immigration and, of course, the bathrooms. Another batch of volunteers will test the terminal later this month and a third trial is scheduled for September. Though only a couple thousand people at a time are transiting the building now, airport officials expect more than 30 million passengers a year once T3 opens.
If you want to get a sneak peak yourself, sign up for the terminal test here.
Related Stories:
· Dubai Airport conducts First Major Trail at T3 [Official Site]
· JetBlue, Pick Us for Your Secret Terminal 5 Test! [Jaunted]
· Dubai Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo of T3 under construction: Wikimedia]
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1/31/2008 at 11:00 AM
Tags: Dubai, Dubai Travel, Internet Cafes, Internet, Emirates, DXB (all tags)
So that's why you haven't been able to upload your photos at the Internet cafe in Jodhpur. Two big underwater communications cables under the Mediterranean got damaged yesterday, hampering web access from Egypt to India. The slow-down scared more than just photo-happy tourists: Passengers on Emirates Airlines, with its headquarters in Dubai, feared their flights would be grounded.
Still, airline reps say there aren't problems with scheduled flights out of the region. But that isn't what Dubai International Airport workers are saying; they've reported problems on the ground since the cables were cut.
Not everyone in the Middle East is without YouTube, though. Israel is on a different undersea cable, and folks in Lebanon and Iraq are both able to get online. Lucky: You'll still be able to research your Euphrates River shark fishing expedition.
Related Stories:
· Internet Outage Hits India, Middle East [AP, via Google]
· Internet Failure Hits Two Continents [CNN]
· Dubai Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Marc Shandro]
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