Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International Airport at Jebel Ali in Dubai has granted a fuel concession to Shell Aviation – the aviation arm of Royal Dutch Shell with its regional headquarters in Dubai.
The agreement was signed this week by HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Richard Jory, Regional General Manager, Shell Aviation, Middle East, South and Central Asia, and Africa, on behalf of Shell Markets (Middle East) Limited.
The agreement enables Shell Aviation to operate as one of the suppliers of fuel and refuelling services to airlines at the new airport which is targeted to become the world’s largest airport in terms of volume and size upon completion, occupying an area of 140 square kilometres with a capacity of 160 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of cargo per year.
Phase one of the airport, which opened for cargo operations on June 27, 2010, features a single A380 compatible runway, a passenger terminal with a capacity of 5 million passengers per year and a cargo terminal building with a capacity of 250,000 tonnes per year.
Shell has been present in the UAE for 75 years and has supplied fuel to airlines at Dubai International for nearly 40 years
