Airports
Low-cost Carrier Migration Could Ease Bizav Access in Dubai
Local company ASM is discussing new aircraft management opportunities
ASM's CEO Vito Gomes
Aircraft Services Management's CEO Vito Gomes sees business aviation growth opportunities in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. © ASM

The UAE's Aircraft Services Management (ASM) expects a migration of low-cost airlines from Dubai International Airport (OMDB) to allow business aircraft operators wishing to use the airport closer to the city center to continue to do so.

Migration of business aviation from the city's main airport to facilities at Al Maktoum International Airport (OMDW) began in 2013. After the proportion of this segment of traffic at the new airport hovered around the 70% mark for a decade, recent anecdotal evidence points to around 90% of Dubai corporate and private operators using the more remote airport.