Emergency exercise to be conducted at Abu Dhabi International Airport

Abu Dhabi: A full scale emergency exercise is set to be carried out at Abu Dhabi International Airport on December 14, 2016.

The exercise, while will be conducted by Abu Dhabi Airports, is in accordance with Civil Aviation Regulations issued by the General Civil Aviation Authority, and in compliance with standards and recommendations as stipulated by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. 

Response teams from various units including airport operations, security, fire and rescue, police, and medical services, will test their coordinated response to an emergency situation.

The exercise is expected to run for approximately two hours between 4:00pm - 6:00pm.

During this time, Abu Dhabi InternationalAirport will continue to operate as normal.