Al Ittihad road is one of the arterial routes connecting Dubai and Sharjah. As we stay in Qusais, this has been part of my daily commute to office. It is no secret that this road is perhaps one of the busiest in the whole of UAE itself. That obviously is not a reason to be excited about taking this route. There indeed is one other reason, a personal one, why I love driving through a particular stretch of this road.
Qusais and a couple of other towns are built around the busiest international airport in the world, DXB. Ittihad road is one of the key roads bordering the airport. After you cross the area where Dubai Police Headquarters is located, you will reach a virtual intersection where the Northern runway of DXB shakes hand with Al Ittihad road.
As I drove to office in the morning today, while nearing the intersection, a majestic A380 of Emirates made its appearance. It was a London Heathrow flight arriving in DXB. My heartbeat increased with sheer joy and numerous tiny muscles on my body worked overtime to manufacture goosebumps in millions!
This isn't the story of today. This is what I experience and happily cherish almost everyday, either on my way to office or way back home. My love for these giant flying machines go way back to the days perhaps when I started taking my baby steps. No wonder one of the oldest memories I have is of running out of my home whenever the humming of an aircraft engine was heard, and looking up the sky attempting to spot the aircraft flying at 30000 ft or above!
The only other entity in my life that could give competition to this sort of crazy love, is my sweetheart!
The love and story continues ✈️💙
