Emirates airline, Dubai Airports and the aviation sector as a whole contributed US$26.7 billion to the Dubai economy in 2013, which was almost 27 per cent of Dubai’s GDP and supported a total of 416,500 jobs accounting for 21 per cent of the emirates’ total employment. These figures were based on the latest report “Quantifying the Economic Impact of Aviation in Dubai” conducted by global research firm, Oxford Economics, as a follow-up to a 2011 study done by the same … [Read more...] about Aviation to contribute $53.1B to Dubai’s economy
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Aviation to contribute $53.1B to Dubai’s economy
Emirates airline, Dubai Airports and the aviation sector as a whole contributed US$26.7 billion to the Dubai economy in 2013, which was almost 27 per cent of Dubai’s GDP and supported a total of 416,500 jobs accounting for 21 per cent of the emirates’ total employment. These figures were based on the latest report “Quantifying the Economic Impact of Aviation in Dubai” conducted by global research firm, Oxford Economics, as a follow-up to a 2011 study done by the same … [Read more...] about Aviation to contribute $53.1B to Dubai’s economy
Dubai Airport sees only slight cargo drop
While much of the world is still realing from the sharp decline in cargo volumes, Dubai International Airport has recorded only a small decline in cargo throughput of 0.76 per cent for the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year. And, it is likely to end the year on the same levels as last year, a senior executive of Dubai Airports said. In the first half of 2009, the airport moved 874,828 tonnes of cargo compared to 2008 when it handled 1.83 million tonnes of cargo … [Read more...] about Dubai Airport sees only slight cargo drop