An explosive compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34% from 2014-2016 is levelling due to the constraint of the airport's permanent
20-gate terminal capacity.
The carrier last year began operating out of a new
20-gate concourse linked to its existing terminal at Dubai International that purpose-built to accommodate the mammoth A380 aircraft.
The new
20-gate Concourse A, part of Terminal 3, has been open since January 2 but declared fully launched on Sunday.
A $350 million investment has been announced for a
20-gate terminal that is independent of the current one at Tocumen International Airport, reports Prensa.com (Jan.
Work is due to start in the third quarter of 2011 and should be completed by the end of 2015 and will comprise a new
20-gate passenger concourse that will be five storeys high and have a floor area of 785,791 sq ft (73,000m2).
To make sure that this
20-gate restriction limits the number of available gates, no airline is permitted to "subdivide" agate in order to increase the number of departing flights from Love Field.
The Bridge of Allan canoeist thought he heard a commentator tell the crowd he was leading in the closing stages of his
20-gate whitewater course and eased up going over the finishing line.