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Video answers: ‘Dubai Airports’ expansion’

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

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  1. Whenever they do their growth forecasts, they’re always in excess of the the last one.
  2. The forecast for 2020 is now 126 million passengers.
  3. This latest forecast means that they now have to accelerate their expansion plans to meet the new forecasts.
  4. They plan to accommodate 100 million passengers in Dubai International Airport and the extra 26.4 million in Dubai World Central.
  5. Their ultimate object is to move all of their capacity to Dubai World Central and make that their new hub.

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Video: ‘Dubai Airports’ expansion’

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Here’s an interesting video that reports on a nice problem at Dubai International Airport.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. What’s the problem that they have in Dubai Airport?
  2. What are the latest forecasts for passenger numbers in 2020?
  3. What’s the problem with this latest forecast?
  4. How do they plan to meet this challenge?
  5. What is their ultimate objective?

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How Dubai Airport plans to deal with 126 million passengers by 2020

With an expected 126 million passengers travelling through Dubai by 2020, Dubai Airports chief executive Paul Griffiths gives his insight into their ambitious expansion plans for Dubai International and Dubai World Central. See all the latest coverage from the Dubai Air show at https://www.flightglobal.com/events/dubai-airshow/