Dubai, Feb. 10 -- Abu Dhabi International Airport has officially changed its name to Zayed International Airport from February 9.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Advisor of Special Affairs at the Presidential Court and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Airports' Board of Directors, attended a ceremony to rename Abu Dhabi International Airport as Zayed International Airport, in honour of the UAE's Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

The name change is a directive of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, in honour of his father - the late Sheikh Zayed. The new name takes effect from February 9, coinciding with the official opening of the airport's new Terminal A.

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