In pictures: Abu Dhabi airport’s Midfield Terminal to open by 2017

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  More than 18,000 workers, 42 tower cranes and 35 mobile cranes are currently working on site to keep the project on time. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

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  The Midfield Terminal is being built to cater to 30 million passengers per year, with 156 standard check-in counters and 48 self-service kiosks, plus provision for up to eight airline lounges. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

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  More than 18,000 workers, 42 tower cranes and 35 mobile cranes are currently working on site to keep the project on time. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

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  Abu Dhabi Airports reported a 15.1 per cent increase in passenger traffic during the first quarter of this year. Passenger traffic forecasts show a 30 per cent increase in passenger numbers by the time the Midfield terminal is scheduled to open in 2017. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

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  Above, the 180-metre arch span of the Midfield Terminal complex being built at the Abu Dhabi airport. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

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  More than 18,000 workers, 42 tower cranes and 35 mobile cranes are currently working on site to keep the project on time. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

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  In February, a joint venture that includes a unit of Arabtec scooped a Dh878 million contract covering mechanical, electrical and plumbing work at the under-construction terminal building. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

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  The Midfield Terminal is being built to cater to 30 million passengers per year, with 156 standard check-in counters and 48 self-service kiosks, plus provision for up to eight airline lounges. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

The Midfield Terminal Building that will more than double capacity at Abu Dhabi International Airport is on track to open in the summer of 2017.