Dubai International Airport welcomed 41.3 million passengers in the first half of 2019.
According to the national news agency WAM, the closure of the Southern runway between April 16th and May 30th for refurbishment, reduced the airport’s capacity, contributing to a 5.6% decline in traffic.
The runway closure also impacted cargo traffic. A total of 1.03 million tonnes of airfreight was handled at DXB during the first half this year, down 18.3 per cent.
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Dubai Chambers has held talks with a major Chinese trade body in Shanghai aimed at strengthening economic ties and increasing trade and investment between the two markets.
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Maktoum bin Mohammed, Brookfield discuss investment expansion
Dubai’s First Deputy Ruler, His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has held talks with the chief executive of global investment firm Brookfield Corporation on strengthening cooperation and attracting further investment to the emirate.
Tesla's supervised self-driving software gets Dutch okay, first in Europe
Dutch regulators approved the use of Tesla's TSLA.O self-driving software with required human supervision on highways and city streets in a European first for the electric car maker, which hopes to see similar action from the rest of the European Union.
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