Dubai International Airport is on track to double-digit growth in conjunction with the start of Expo 2020 Dubai, according to the Dubai Airports Corporation (DIA).

Jamal Alhai, Vice President of the Corporation, said in a meeting with the media on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow 2019, that the total capacity of Dubai International Airports and Al Maktoum International, will reach about 150 million passengers annually, coinciding with the start of Expo 2020 Dubai »Including approximately 120 million passengers at Dubai International Airport alone, with the completion of all stages of the Dubai Plan (DXB Plus), through work to complete check-in before arrival to the airport, and improve immigration and security inspection procedures, in addition to new and improved regulations To manage the airport and air traffic.

Al Maktoum International

Alhai added that the capacity of Al Maktoum International Airport is about 26 million passengers in the new building, in addition to four million passengers in the building currently in operation, and that the Foundation continues to prepare to deal with the large number of visitors to Dubai, during the International event, for six months from October 2020 to April 2021 ».

“Al Maktoum International Airport, in turn, provides state-of-the-art travel facilities and technologies, as part of attracting more companies, and Dubai Airports is implementing plans to provide comfortable travel experiences for millions of visitors at both airports,” he added.

Al-Hai revealed talks with more air carriers to start flights to Dubai in the coming period, and expected to increase the frequency of air operations to Dubai during the «Expo» International. He stressed that the national tankers in turn continue to expand operations to serve more stations, linking the country with more global destinations.

Growth Outlook

The Vice President at Dubai Airports predicted that Dubai International Airport will handle 90 million passengers by the end of this year, pointing out that these figures are achieved despite the slowdown in global traffic due to economic and political challenges.

He also expected Dubai International Airport to return to double-digit growth rates in the coming period, in conjunction with the start of «Expo 2020 Dubai».

Dubai International maintained its position as the world's busiest airport for international travelers, with traffic reaching 64.5 million passengers in the first nine months of this year, despite the closure of the airport's southern runway for 45 days to complete the rehabilitation project. Global ban on Boeing 737 Max since March 2019.Dubai International Airport will continue to invest in state-of-the-art services and provide high value for air carriers in the context of maintaining sustained growth rates, he said, adding that the airport will enhance its gains in international traffic , As the largest air transportation hub in To the world, the station head of linking East and West.

Private Flight

Al-Hai said that «private aviation is recording significant growth rates in Dubai, the fastest in the world, with the availability of services and facilities that facilitate air transport operations», pointing out that private traffic will move entirely from Dubai International Airport to the new business aviation building «« Maktoum International », in the coming period. He pointed out that the ease of procedures followed by the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority for granting approvals to private aviation for a period not exceeding 30 minutes, contributed to increase the volume of air traffic.

He said 192 countries' confirmation of their participation in Expo 2020 Dubai would raise the demand for private aviation to record levels, citing strong demand from official delegations as well as flights to be operated by major international companies.

Freight traffic

Jamal Alhai, Vice President of Dubai Airports, said that “despite the decline in global freight traffic due to economic challenges, Dubai continues to record good rates, with international air cargo in Dubai expected to reach around 3 million tonnes during the year. Current.

Great course

Jamal Alhai, Vice President of Dubai Airports, said that the current edition of the Dubai Airshow was the largest in the history of the event with the participation of 1300 local and international companies, including 100 destinations for the first time, a growth rate of 10%. To become the first in the world ».