Hi – Sunil here to talk about a brand new luxury Dubai airport facility

In summer of 2008 Dubai International Airport opened its new 3,400 square meter VIP facility, the ‘Al Majlis’. The facility is located near Dubai Airport’s terminal 3 and offers exclusive services for all frequent fliers transiting in Dubai.

The facility will fit 150 passengers at one time and includes all the luxuries of your home or office, whatever your need might be. The number of transit passengers who visited the old VIP facility was increasing almost 15% every year. In 2007, the old VIP facility served almost 70,000 customers and took in Dhs. 33 millions.


Dubai Airport officials wanted to improve the older VIP facility located elsewhere.

The intention was to establish an “improved, bigger and better VIP facility,” said Zaigman Ali, senior officer for press relations and communications for Dubai Airports.

The new Dubai Airport facility expects to serve 85,000 customers in 2008 and more in the next year.

“At Dubai Airports, we are constantly seeking to add value to our product offerings, and enhance the quality of customer service.

The new Al Majlis VIP facility is a reflection of that very approach.

A dedicated, state-of-the-art facility for Al Majlis means that we have the additional capacity and the latest in technology to enable us to serve our customers better,” said Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports.



The VIP facility will has a glamorous reception for all guests, 17 luxury lounges for those waiting to depart and meeting rooms for business men and women to conduct business while in transit.

The facility also includes shower facilities so you can quickly freshen up, free wireless internet, luggage service, secured parking, a duty free shop within the area, ATM machines and limousine service, all with multiple payment options for your convenience.

The facility is designed to accommodate for everyone with special needs as well. The idea is to provide a home-like or office-like environment so you don’t feel like you are traveling. In fact no matter how much you hate getting in the plane, the arrangements will make you want to look forward to traveling.

The facility is completely integrated with the airport in the sense that it has services like check-in, check-out and immigration. It promises to be faster and more personal due to a smaller group of passengers that it serves relative to the rest of the airport.



You can enjoy all these luxuries at approximately Dhs. 1,510 per person if you are arriving or departing and Dhs. 2,010 if you are a transit passenger. You will have to pay an additional Dhs. 1,000 if you want to leave the airport and come back for your next flight.

This is approximately $500 for me on my next trip to Dubai. The facility definitely sounds very good and I just might try it! Stay tuned, I will let you know of my first hand experience!

If you are a frequent traveler yourself, make sure you have the Priority Pass that allows access to over 600 airport lounges world-wide!