Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) has awarded the estimated AED700m ($190m) contract to upgrade Concourse C at Dubai International airport to the local Al-Shafar General Contracting (ASGC).

The contract involves the overhaul of the systems serving the concourse, such as the baggage-handling areas. Concourse C serves international airlines.

Dubai opened the $1.2bn Concourse D (formerly known as Concourse 4) at Dubai International airport in February. The local Alec was the contractor.

Dubai International airport is the largest airport in the region in terms of passenger numbers, handling 78.01 million passengers in 2015. This represented a 10.7 per cent increase in passengers in 2015, compared with the previous year. The airport is also the world’s top hub for international passengers.