Dubai Airports named 2025 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winner

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 12 March 2025: Dubai Airports, the operator of the world’s leading international airport, has been recognised with the 2025 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for its approach to employee engagement. The award highlights organisations that foster some of the most engaged workplace cultures globally.

In a fast-changing work environment, Dubai Airports has continued to find new ways to engage and develop its people, setting fresh benchmarks for workplace excellence. Dubai Airports has reached the 75th percentile in employee engagement, placing it among Gallup's best practice companies – a distinction achieved only by organisations that prioritise engagement as a core part of their business strategy.

“Congratulations to this year’s Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award winners for setting the standard for a thriving workplace. Your commitment to creating an environment where employees feel valued, heard and empowered to do their best work is truly remarkable. By prioritising both people and performance, you are shaping the future of work and proving that exceptional workplaces drive real results,” said Jon Clifton, Gallup’s chief executive officer.

Meshari Al Bannai, Chief People Officer at Dubai Airports, said: “Engaged people drive success. This award reflects our ongoing efforts to create a workplace that empowers, supports, and inspires our teams to perform at their best. By focusing on wellbeing, growth, and collaboration, we are shaping a dynamic culture where every individual can contribute meaningfully to the future of aviation.”

Gallup’s research on team engagement and performance is the most comprehensive workplace study ever conducted, covering more than 3.3 million employees across 347 organisations, 53 industries, and 90 countries. Highly engaged organisations see stronger performance across key areas, including customer experience, profitability, productivity, employee retention, safety, absenteeism, and overall workplace wellbeing.