Dubai airport 45-day runway closure to cause 43% capacity reduction
The 45-day runway closure in 2019 at Dubai International Airport’s (DXB) of southern runway will significantly disrupt operations for Emirates Airline and flydubai, Emirates president Tim Clark said. DXB handles more than 1,100 aircraft movements per day and the 45-day runway closure is estimated to cause a 43% reduction in capacity. All carriers will be affected by this closure, but Clark said Emirates and flydubai “will take the biggest hit simply because it is our base, our hub.” Emirates could be forced to ground about 40 out of 270 aircraft for the period. Clark said the carriers are “working on [a plan where] we could perhaps use Dubai World Central Airport (DWC), which is ready to [accommodate] some of those flights. This is just a temporary measure to relieve the pressure on Dubai airport,” he said.<br/>
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Dubai airport 45-day runway closure to cause 43% capacity reduction
The 45-day runway closure in 2019 at Dubai International Airport’s (DXB) of southern runway will significantly disrupt operations for Emirates Airline and flydubai, Emirates president Tim Clark said. DXB handles more than 1,100 aircraft movements per day and the 45-day runway closure is estimated to cause a 43% reduction in capacity. All carriers will be affected by this closure, but Clark said Emirates and flydubai “will take the biggest hit simply because it is our base, our hub.” Emirates could be forced to ground about 40 out of 270 aircraft for the period. Clark said the carriers are “working on [a plan where] we could perhaps use Dubai World Central Airport (DWC), which is ready to [accommodate] some of those flights. This is just a temporary measure to relieve the pressure on Dubai airport,” he said.<br/>
