Noen som satser mer enn andre og sjeiken i Dubai planlegger bruke $7,8 mrd på å utvide
DXB til å kunne ta 90 millioner passasjerer. Er vel noen og 40 mrd
NOK de planlegger å investere her
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...ansion-1-.html
Quote:
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum approved a $7.8 billion expansion plan for the Persian Gulf emirate’s airports as the facility seeks to become the world’s busiest airfield.
Dubai International plans to boost capacity to 75 million travelers a year by 2012 and to 90 million by 2018, from 60 million now, Paul Griffiths, chief executive officer of Dubai Airports, said today at a news conference. The airport was the third-busiest for international traffic in the first quarter, after London Heathrow and Hong Kong, according to Airports Council International.
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En annen interesant opplysning i artikkelen er både hvor mye de omsetter for i tax free butikken der (Avinor må vel drømme våte drømmer om en slik tax free butikk), men også at luftfarten stod for 28% av Dubai's
BNP i 2010