Dubai Airports CEO discusses runway closure, travel demand
21 April 2019 |
10:26 am
Paul Griffiths, chief executive officer of Dubai Airports, talks about the 45-day long refurbishment of the southern runway at Dubai International that starts at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Dubai Airports will move some flights to the city’s second airport in the south, Dubai World Central, to try to reduce the impact.
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