Flying private into and out of Dubai
Al Maktoum is the default in both directions: a dedicated business aviation terminal south of the city, open around the clock, with four handling agents and immigration cleared in the lounge. Dubai International is closer to Downtown and DIFC at a higher fee and with tighter evening slots; Sharjah takes VIP airliners when both are full.
On the way out, the same handlers look after you: Jetex, ExecuJet, Falcon Aviation and DC Aviation at Al Maktoum, Jetex and ExecuJet at Dubai International's executive terminal, the shorter drive from Downtown. A light jet based at Al Maktoum can often leave for Riyadh, Doha or Muscat within a few hours. Further afield, Dubai to London takes about seven and a quarter hours, from £35,000 one way, Dubai to Paris about seven hours, from $44,000, and the Maldives about four and a quarter hours, from $36,000.
The hotel or a villa on the Palm is booked with the flight through our luxury hotel concierge, with the car waiting at the private terminal.