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Kuwait has unveiled 14-project plan valued $8.2 billion to upgrade its main airport in capital Kuwait City, Trade Arabia reports citing local Arabic daily Al Anba. The plan, unveiled by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) includes a new Read more
Dubai’s international airport has been booted out of world’s 10 top busiest airports, Airports Council International (ACI) 2020 report shows. Ranked third in 2019 report after posting double-digit percentage traffic growth for years, the Emirati airport, is out of the Read more
Egypt has abolished covid-19 testing at the country’s airports amid increase in the number of contaminations, reports say. The decision which went into force on the evening of Saturday June 6 seeks to boost resumption of air travel after its Read more
Saudi Arabia is set to privatize airports and the country’s Public Investment Fund has been chosen to look after the aerial outlets, reports say. “The process of establishing companies will continue for all airports, and the civil aviation holding company Read more
After months of claiming that investigations did not find any foul play concerning the Russian airplane that was downed over the Sinai desert shortly after takeoff from Sharm el-Sheikh airport on October 31, Egypt hinted without clearly stating it that Read more
US President Barack Obama Thursday hinted to the possibility that a bomb might have caused the crash of the Russian passenger plane last Saturday in Sinai killing all 224 people on board. “I think there is a possibility that there Read more
The United Arab Emirates is planning to build a $ 2.9 billion midfield terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport to keep up with rapidly growing number of travelers and air traffic. The new terminal, to be operational in 2017, will Read more