CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCEHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "will begin operations on 1 November 2023, bringing a major increase to passenger capacity."
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- Nov 1, 202390% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Abu Dhabi's Midfield Terminal Opens as Zayed International Airport
Abu Dhabi's long-delayed Midfield Terminal began operations as Terminal A of the newly renamed Zayed International Airport, six years behind its original 2017 target.
- Abu Dhabi's Terminal A (the Midfield Terminal Building) began operations on 1 November 2023, with an Etihad ceremonial flight on 31 October[2][3]
- Airlines moved in over two weeks: Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and 15 others from 1 November, Etihad from 9 November, and all 28 airlines fully operational by 14 November[3]
- Readiness trials with more than 11,000 volunteers ended on 17 October[3]
- The terminal is 742,000 sqm and designed for up to 45 million passengers a year, 11,000 travellers an hour and 79 aircraft at once[2]
- It has 163 retail and food outlets, a 138-bedroom hotel, and a baggage system of up to 19,200 bags per hour[2][3]
- It claims to be the first to include all nine biometric airport touchpoints; a car-park roof solar plant of 3 MW saves nearly 5,300 t of CO2 a year[2][3]
Cost $3B
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=4-eMiqVJbXsyoutube.com· Posted Sep 15, 2026· Starts Nov 1, 2023 ✓· 33% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: "will begin operations on 1 November 2023, bringing a major increase to passenger capacity."
- [2]80%Abu Dhabi Schedules Opening of New Terminal for November 2023 - International Airport Reviewinternationalairportreview.com· Added Sep 15, 2026· 33% of score
- [3]90%Terminal A to Open on 1 November 2023 - Abu Dhabi Media Officemediaoffice.abudhabi· Added Sep 15, 2026· 33% of score
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