Charter & Fractional
Al Naqbi Says Bizav Being Squeezed Out of DXB
Business aviation will have no choice but to move to Dubai World Central, but it won’t be cheap – and there is no provision for new FBOs.
Ali Al Naqbi, MEBAA founding chairman, at the association’s offices in Dubai during AIN’s interview last month. Photo: Peter Shaw-Smith
Ali Al Naqbi, MEBAA founding chairman, at the association’s offices in Dubai during AIN’s interview last month. Photo: Peter Shaw-Smith

The top business aviation official in Dubai believes that the transfer of general aviation to Dubai World Central (DWC), in the wake of runway closures earlier this year at Dubai International (DXB), is well under way, and concedes that costs for operators at the new airport are likely to be high.