Abu Dhabi Airports has announced that it signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) between Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) and Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) last week, to help strengthen cooperation, ties and commercial management between the two entities.

 

According to Abu Dhabi Airports, the ‘signing ceremony’ took place at BCIA headquarters with the attendance of H.E. Ambassador of the UAE to China, Dr. Obaid Al Dhahri, with the MOU signed by Abdul Majeed Al Khoori, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Airports and Mr. Liu Xuesong, Chairman of BICA.

 

Both parties have agreed that the new MOU will ‘set the stage’ for mutually beneficial collaboration through knowledge and experience sharing, as they look to collaborate in areas such as staff training across all aspects of airport operations and management – including terminal operations, airside management, commercial management and route development.

 

 

ONGOING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Abdul Majeed Al Khoori, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Airports, commented: “We are excited to be collaborating with a globally leading aviation partner. This MOU will be the base for an ongoing strategic partnership and future collaboration between AUH and BICA. It will enable the sharing of best practices, exploring challenges, and working together with the aim of elevating the quality of services and facilities in both international hubs.”

 

Mr. Liu Xuesong, Chairman of BICA, commented: “Both BCIA and AUH possess state-of-the art infrastructure and have accumulated profound knowledge in airport operation and management. We welcome the opportunity to working together with our colleagues at AUH to share information and expertise, to improve passenger experience, and to strengthen the relationship between Beijing and Abu Dhabi.

 

Abu Dhabi Airports currently has sister airport agreements with two other international airports at Chicago in the US and Narita in Japan, with the purpose of ‘driving the growth and development of the aviation industry locally and internationally’.