Dubai World Center marches on to world airport preeminence
The inauguration in June of Dubai World Central's Al Maktoum International Airport marked the completion of the project's Phase 1 and another significant m

The inauguration in June of Dubai World Central's Al Maktoum International Airport marked the completion of the project's Phase 1 and another significant milestone in Dubai's pursuit of air transport preeminence.

HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Dubai Aviation City Corporation, said the event served as "a timely reminder to regional and international stakeholders" of the strength of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed's vision. And there is no denying that Dubai World Central is a heroic project even by Dubai's standards, a 54-square-mile aerotropolis of industry, commerce, recreation and human habitation centered on the world's biggest airport.