Dubai impose airport tax on passengers to help finance expansion

Dubai is to introduce a 35 Dirham airport-service fee on all passengers leaving the emirate, including transfers.
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The fee will be collected by the airlines on departures after June 30 and transferred to Dubai Airports. It is expected that some of the money will support the expansion projects in the newly opened Concourse D, as well as go to the renovation of Terminal 1.