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Aviation
Dubai to host mega airport show as region’s

airports set for capacity expansion
Al Arabiya English
Published: 20 February ,2024: 04:50 PM GSTUpdated: 20 February
,2024: 05:07 PM GST
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 $60 billion in 2023, is
predicted to grow substantially until 2030, according to the organizers
of The Airport Show in Dubai, the leading airport event in the Middle
East, Africa, and South Asia region.
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Airport developers, officials, and suppliers from across the world will
come to Dubai in mid-May 2024 to participate in the world’s largest
annual event dedicated to the global airports industry. The 23rd edition
of the three-day B2B event at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)
will have more than 150 exhibitors from more than 20 countries and
7,500 visitors from over 30 countries attending.

The Airport Show will have co-located events -- ATC Forum, Airport
Security Middle East, and the 11th edition of the Global Airport
Leaders Forum (GALF).

Air connectivity in the Middle East had seen a 26 percent-plus growth
in 2022 as compared with 2019, and airports in the region are set to
handle 1.1 billion passengers by 2040, more than double the 2019

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