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114138
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Abu Dhabi and Tokyo-Narita become ‘Sister Airports'
Tokyo - March 30, 2010 (WAM)- Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) and Narita International Airports Corporation (NAA) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a sister-airport relationship between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Tokyo-Narita International Airport; intended to facilitate closer co-operation and create new opportunities for the two airports.
Under the agreement, the two parties will create joint strategies for developing the routes linking the two airports, as well as promoting business development opportunities for the business communities in their respective markets. Furthermore, NAA and ADAC will be sharing best practices and exchanging valuable expertise between the two organisations in the areas of airport operations, environment, ground transportation and logistics.
The MoU was signed by H.E. Khalifa Al Mazrouei, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports Company, and Kosaburo Morinaka, President and CEO of Narita International Airports Corporation, in a ceremony at the Okura Hotel in Tokyo.
The signing was attended by the UAE Ambassador to Japan, H.E. Saeed Al Nowais, and leading members of a delegation from Abu Dhabi, arriving on the inaugural Etihad Airways flight to the Japanese capital.
Abu Dhabi International Airport is currently one of the world's fastest-growing airports, with more than 9.3 million passengers in 2009. There is currently a multi-billion dollar redevelopment and expansion programme under way at the airport, with a new Midfield Terminal Complex due to open in 2015. Once completed, this development will provide capacity for 20-40 million passengers per year.
Narita International Airport is the largest airport in Japan, and one of the busiest airports in the world, serving more than 32 million passengers and 1.81 million tons of cargo per year.
Under the agreement, the two parties will create joint strategies for developing the routes linking the two airports, as well as promoting business development opportunities for the business communities in their respective markets. Furthermore, NAA and ADAC will be sharing best practices and exchanging valuable expertise between the two organisations in the areas of airport operations, environment, ground transportation and logistics.
The MoU was signed by H.E. Khalifa Al Mazrouei, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports Company, and Kosaburo Morinaka, President and CEO of Narita International Airports Corporation, in a ceremony at the Okura Hotel in Tokyo.
The signing was attended by the UAE Ambassador to Japan, H.E. Saeed Al Nowais, and leading members of a delegation from Abu Dhabi, arriving on the inaugural Etihad Airways flight to the Japanese capital.
Abu Dhabi International Airport is currently one of the world's fastest-growing airports, with more than 9.3 million passengers in 2009. There is currently a multi-billion dollar redevelopment and expansion programme under way at the airport, with a new Midfield Terminal Complex due to open in 2015. Once completed, this development will provide capacity for 20-40 million passengers per year.
Narita International Airport is the largest airport in Japan, and one of the busiest airports in the world, serving more than 32 million passengers and 1.81 million tons of cargo per year.
