This Just In: JCDecaux awarded an exclusive 10-year contract with Abu Dhabi Airports Company

  JCDecaux comes to Abu Dhabi! The 10-year contract shall commence on the 1^st of August 2013 and gives JCDecaux exclusive airport advertising rights across Abu Dhabi’s three airports:

• Abu Dhabi International Airport
• Al Ain International Airport
• Al Bateen Executive Airport (the only aviation airport in the Middle East and North Africa dedicated specifically to business travellers)

Abu Dhabi International Airport is one of the fastest growing hubs in the region with double digit annual growth in passenger traffic in the last 5 years. The new partnership means that JCDecaux will now be able to offer premium networks across 30 airports in the Middle East (including Saudi Arabia and Dubai) resulting in a reach of over 150 million high-profile passengers annually; that’s almost two-thirds of total passenger traffic in the Middle East. And for Abu Dhabi, JCDecaux will be opening a brand new business unit to effectively manage this new offer.   Abu Dhabi International Airport Fact Sheet

• 15 million passengers in 2012 and an estimated 16.5 million passengers in 2013
• 19% growth in 2012
• Passenger traffic expected to reach 20 million by 2015
• Serves over 93 destinations across 49 counties
• Winner of 2012 “Best Airport in the Middle East” by Skytrax Best Airport Awards
• New developments and expansion are underway to increase total capacity to 40 million passengers per year
• Wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government
• Home to UAE’s Etihad Airways