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|July 2024
Dubai plans a mega airport to attract more flights and passengers
DUBAI WILL RELOCATE its airport operations from the current Dubai International Airport (DXB) to a $35 billion mega airport in its southern desert within the next decade. Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) is currently a secondary facility mainly for cargo and charter flights. However, DWC is set to expand to accommodate 260 million passengers annually within ten years, with 400 gates and five parallel runways.
This story is from the July 2024 edition of Business Traveler US.
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