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- ↑ "Concourse A - Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects". Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ↑ "Final Phase of Concourse D - Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects". Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects. 2015-06-04. Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ↑ Dubai Airport Terminal 1 APM
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