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Emirates will not move to new Dubai airport before 2020

Dubai, UAE - "Al Maktoum airport" will be able to accommodate larger airlines only at expansion’s first-phase completion

According to what was stated on Tuesday by Khalifa Al Zaffin, CEO at Dubai Aviation City Corporation, on the sidelines of a conference organised by the business newspaper "MEED", Dubai flagship airline Emirates will not move its operations to "Al Maktoum International Airport" before 2020, when new Dubai airport will be able to accommodate 160 million passengers per year ensuring an easy management...

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Rome, Italy, 01/30/2014 10:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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