Airport Show held in Dubai ends on high note with full global recovery in sight

Airport Show held in Dubai ends on high note with full global recovery in sight

The 22nd edition of the Airport Show, the world’s largest annual airport event hosted by Dubai, closed on a high note in the wake of full recovery in the global aviation industry led by the Middle East, especially the UAE.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, who inaugurated the event, described the Airport Show as a crucial event timed perfectly to accelerate the global aviation industry recovery.

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The event saw a continuous flow of quality visitors, including trade participants and industry stakeholders and the venue saw the footprint of more than 5,000 visitors.

The Airport Show was held at a time of massive expansion of airport terminals in the Middle East and the airports gearing up to handle 1.1 billion passengers by 2040, with the airports capacity expansions costing an investment of $151 billion.

Abu Dhabi is reportedly spending $3 billion to open the new terminal and Dubai is reportedly restarting the expansion of Al Maktoum International Airport.

Sheikh Ahmed said: “The construction of new airports and expansion and upgrading of