The fast-expanding Middle East hub must provide appropriate infrastructure to accommodate surging demand, Peter Shaw-Smith reports

摘要

Seasoned aviation executives would be happy to take on the challenge of a role managing an airport set to become the world's largest international facility within a matter of years. When the question arises of an additional aviation complex, ultimately envisaged to almost triple that capacity and located in the same city, it is easy to see that Paul Griffiths, who assumed the position of Dubai Airports chief executive officer (CEO) in 2007, has undertaken no ordinary task.Dubai International Airport (DXB) is expanding passenger capacity to 7 5 million by 2015, rising to 90 million by 2018.