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The Midfield Terminal is pegged to open in the fourth quarter of 2019. Pawan Singh / The National
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Exterior view of the Midfield Terminal under construction in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
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Visitors and journalists tour the construction site of the midfield terminal of Abu Dhabi International Airport. Reuters
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The terminal will serve 84 million passengers a year. Pawan Singh / The National
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The latest immigration controls and artificial intelligence will help process 11,000 passengers an hour. Pawan Singh / The National
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The Midfield Terminal is set to open in the fourth quarter of 2019. Pawan Singh / The National
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Building materials sit near the passenger departures entrance at the Midfield Terminal which will have 65 gates. Natalie Naccache / Bloomberg
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Arabic script decorates the glass wall of a boarding gate at the Midfield Terminal. Natalie Naccache / Bloomberg
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Workers operate from an aerial platform near the passenger departures hall entrance at the Midfield Terminal. Natalie Naccache / Bloomberg
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At 180 metres long, 52 metres high and weighing 1,000 metric tons, the terminal will also have the world’s longest indoor arch. Natalie Naccache / Bloomberg
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A curved roof sits above a glass wall structure at Abu Dhabi airport's Midfield terminal. Natalie Naccache / Bloomberg
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Building materials sit on the aircraft runway area outside Abu Dhabi airport's Midfield terminal during construction. Natalie Naccache / Bloomberg
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A passenger boarding bridge, left, sits beside an aircraft parking area under development Abu Dhabi airport's MidField terminal during construction in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. The project will cost 19.1 billion dirhams, will have a capacity to handle 84 million passengers, or 11,000 passengers per hour and have 65 gates. Photographer: Natalie Naccache/Bloomberg
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The latest immigration controls and artificial intelligence will help process 11,000 passengers an hour. Pawan Singh / The National
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The Midfield Terminal is pegged to open in the fourth quarter of 2019. Pawan Singh / The National
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Exterior view of the Midfield Terminal under construction in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
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Visitors and journalists tour the construction site of the midfield terminal of Abu Dhabi International Airport. Reuters
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The terminal will serve 84 million passengers a year. Pawan Singh / The National
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The latest immigration controls and artificial intelligence will help process 11,000 passengers an hour. Pawan Singh / The National
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The Midfield Terminal is set to open in the fourth quarter of 2019. Pawan Singh / The National
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Building materials sit near the passenger departures entrance at the Midfield Terminal which will have 65 gates. Natalie Naccache / Bloomberg
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Arabic script decorates the glass wall of a boarding gate at the Midfield Terminal. Natalie Naccache / Bloomberg
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Workers operate from an aerial platform near the passenger departures hall entrance at the Midfield Terminal. Natalie Naccache / Bloomberg
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At 180 metres long, 52 metres high and weighing 1,000 metric tons, the terminal will also have the world’s longest indoor arch. Natalie Naccache / Bloomberg
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A curved roof sits above a glass wall structure at Abu Dhabi airport's Midfield terminal. Natalie Naccache / Bloomberg
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Building materials sit on the aircraft runway area outside Abu Dhabi airport's Midfield terminal during construction. Natalie Naccache / Bloomberg
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A passenger boarding bridge, left, sits beside an aircraft parking area under development Abu Dhabi airport's MidField terminal during construction in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. The project will cost 19.1 billion dirhams, will have a capacity to handle 84 million passengers, or 11,000 passengers per hour and have 65 gates. Photographer: Natalie Naccache/Bloomberg
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The latest immigration controls and artificial intelligence will help process 11,000 passengers an hour. Pawan Singh / The National
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The Midfield Terminal is pegged to open in the fourth quarter of 2019. Pawan Singh / The National
Abu Dhabi's new Midfield terminal to offer gateway to cultural heart of the UAE
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