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Dubai to host the world’s largest airport industry

show in May

The Middle East's airports are set to handle 1.1 billion passengers by 2040

Staff Writer, WAM (Emirates News Agency)

February 21, 2024

DUBAI: With the civil aviation industry almost fully recovered after the steepest fall in passenger

numbers due to the 21st century’s second pandemic, airports across the world are bracing themselves
to handle a big boom in air travel until 2030 by going in for expansions and redevelopments.

The Middle East Aviation Market, valued at US$60 billion in 2023, is predicted to rise substantially until
2030. Air connectivity in the Middle East had seen a 26 percent-plus growth in 2022 compared to 2019.

The Middle East's airports are set to handle 1.1 billion passengers by 2040, more than double the 2019

figure of 405 million passengers. They will be required to invest around $151 billion in capacity
expansion. The region, with over 110 airports, is among the fastest-growing aviation markets in the
world.

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