Summary
Work on Dubai's Al-Maktoum airport, designed to be one of the world's biggest with an annual capacity of more than 250 million passengers, is on hold as Gulf Arab economies falter, people familiar with the matter said.
The completion date for the first phase of the airport, envisaged as a $36 billion super-hub allowing locally based airline Emirates to consolidate its position as the world's No. 1 long-haul carrier, had already been pushed back five years to 2030 in October.
The newer airport, also known as Dubai World Central, opened in 2013 but serves only 11 passenger airlines, according to its website.
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