This year’s edition of the Dubai HeliShow is all geared up for its run from November 06 – 08 at the Royal Pavilion, Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai South under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ruler, Dubai.
Dubai Duty Free (DDF), which incorporates the airport retail operation and its leisure division at both Dubai International and
Spending on airport construction projects globally has risen to over USD441 billion, according to the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA).
Based on data released by the organisation, there are some 2,520 projects under development around the world, with the Middle East accounting for a large portion of these ventures.
The UAE alone represents USD32.7 billion worth of airport investments underway or in the planning stage.
Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport for example entails an investment of over USD8 billion, while Dubai International is undertaking a USD7.8 billion airport and airspace expansion programme to boost capacity to 90 million travellers.
This comes in line with Dubai Airports’ plans to double the emirate’s passenger handling capacity to 200 million by 2045.
