Nearly 85% of Abu Dhabi airport passengers are smartphones users

More than 84 per cent of passengers at Abu Dhabi International Airport carry a smartphone, compared to the global average of 76 per cent, a survey conducted by air transport IT provider SITA shows.

Six major airports around the world were surveyed.

“With the high level of smartphone ownership among passengers at Abu Dhabi International Airport, there are still opportunities to explore and increase awareness of the potential benefits of using these devices for travel,” said Ahmad Al Haddabi, chief operations officer at Abu Dhabi Airports.

“Abu Dhabi Airports started to introduce mobile services in 2012, with the focus on making the passenger journey easier and, since then, passenger usage has been constantly increasing.”

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Who is Mohammed Al Halbousi?

The new speaker of Iraq’s parliament Mohammed Al Halbousi is the youngest person ever to serve in the role.

The 37-year-old was born in Al Garmah in Anbar and studied civil engineering in Baghdad before going into business. His development company Al Hadeed undertook reconstruction contracts rebuilding parts of Fallujah’s infrastructure.

He entered parliament in 2014 and served as a member of the human rights and finance committees until 2017. In August last year he was appointed governor of Anbar, a role in which he has struggled to secure funding to provide services in the war-damaged province and to secure the withdrawal of Shia militias. He relinquished the post when he was sworn in as a member of parliament on September 3.

He is a member of the Al Hal Sunni-based political party and the Sunni-led Coalition of Iraqi Forces, which is Iraq’s largest Sunni alliance with 37 seats from the May 12 election.

He maintains good relations with former Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki’s State of Law Coaliton, Hadi Al Amiri’s Badr Organisation and Iranian officials.