New $6.8 billion expansion plans forthe Abu Dhabi International Airportinclude expanding cargo capacity from150,000 tonnes to two million tonnes,Gulf News reported, citing Joe Romano,an architect at Kohn Pedersen FoxArchitects.

In addition, the airport will alsohave a new control tower and a secondrunway, plus a third terminal featuringeight gates large enough to accommodatethe Airbus A380. The expansionwill be completed by 2010.