What will happen to DXB following the renovation of Dubai’s Al Maktoum Airport?

Dubai announced plans to build a $35 billion new terminal at its Al Maktoum International (DWC) airport with capacity to receive 260 million passengers annually. The announcement, which came earlier this week, mentioned that Dubai International Airport’s (DXB) operations will be fully transferred to DWC in 10 years when the first phase of the airport’s new terminal is completed. But what will happen to DXB? Apparently, DWC — set to become the world’s largest airport once it is fully operational — will replace DXB, which will likely close once its operations are fully transferred, Khaleej Times reported. According to Paul Griffiths, the CEO of Dubai Airports, there will be “no business case” to keep both airports. He also said that a lot of the assets at Dubai’s