Dubai Airport is spread over an area of 3,400 hectares (8,400 acres) of land. In 2013 DXB handled a record 66.4 million in passenger traffic, a 15.2 per cent increase over 2012. This made it the 7th busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic and the 2nd busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic. In addition to being an important passenger traffic hub, the airport was the 5th busiest cargo airport in world, handling 2.44 million tones of cargo in 2013.
Requirement
An international airport highest possible security measures to protect passenger against all potential risks. The infrastructure needed to be secure and safe in the event of metal breakage, glass failure or bomb blast attack.
Solution
We treated the airport’s glazing with our high security clear 8mil security film and our Pentagon Flexible Anchoring profile, upgrading the existing glazing to withstand high impact damage and to contain glass fragments in the event of glass failure or accidental breakage. The millions of passengers are now protected from these risks.