Airports
Opportunity Knocks for Bizav at New Dubai Airport

The scheduled-airline vacuum at Dubai World Central’s new Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) has created an opportunity for business aviation operators hard pressed to obtain adequate slots at Dubai International Airport (DXB), according to Khalifa Al Zaffin, executive chairman of government-owned Dubai Aviation City Corp., whose main responsibility is construction at Dubai Aviation City.

“We are developing the infrastructure at Dubai Aviation City for executive flights. International players could develop the business and executive side, as well as MRO,” he said. “One area in our passenger terminal is [dedicated] to executive flights, ready to go. We have already signed with executive flight operators to build their FBO operations.”