Global Airport Leaders demand greater collaboration
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International aviation industry leaders have called for greater collaboration in the industry.
Speaking at the 3rd edition of Global Airport Leaders’ Forum (GALF), they also highlighted the need for wider passenger engagement, systems integration and effective and extensive use of technology.
Omar Bin Ghaleb, deputy director general, UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, said the UAE will have a major share in the aircraft movements in the most congested airspace in the world.
“The aircraft movements in the UAE airspace will increase to 1.62 million in 2030 with aircraft movements numbering 4,400 per day compared with the present 2200 aircraft movements,” he asserted.
Angela Gittens, director general, Airports Council International (ACI), added that the current approach towards passenger screening was not sustainable with the expected high growth in air service demand.
Quoting International Air Transport Association (IATA), Bin Ghaleb said airlines around the world carried about 3.3 billion passengers in 2014, which is slightly less than half the population of the globe and this figure was projected to increase by 2017 to four billion people.
“Forecasts by experts and stakeholders suggest that the airlines in the Middle East plans to invest $450 billion to acquire 2525 new aircraft by 2030, which will increase the size of their fleets by 160% in 2030, up from the present 1060 aircraft. Our airports become even more important thanks to their strategic geographical location and gradual transition of global economic gravity towards Asia. We are witnessing a substantial growth of 7.6%, above the global average of 5%.”
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