Dubai International outgrowing itself faster than expected | The National

Dubai International outgrowing itself faster than expected | The National:



"Rampant passenger growth through Dubai International Airport (DIA) could create congestion problems within three years, according to the chief of Emirates Airline.



That is because passenger growth of 14 per cent is outpacing earlier projections.



It could also hasten plans to move operations to the new Dubai World Central hub.



“At the moment we have issues. Already DWC (Dubai World Central) is being used, during the runway shutdown period, but if you look at the April figures [for Dubai International] they are up 14 per cent again,” said Tim Clark, the president of Emirates.



“When we did our planning for Dubai International Airport, we worked on growth of 10-11 per cent, but we have been running 14-16 per cent steady for the last two to three years,” he added."



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