Officials promise progress on air traffic congestion
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A top Dubai aviation official expressed confidence that through close cooperation, the Gulf region would resolve air traffic congestion issues in the region by the end of the decade.
Speaking at the second annual Aviation Safety Culture Summit in Dubai on Monday, Mohammad Ahli, director-general of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), told media that the region will have a solution by 2020.
Increasing air traffic congestion in the UAE and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries represents a vital obstacle to the future growth of the aviation sector and was subsequently a priority talking point delegates at the summit.
While the Emirates are working together to address this, Ahli highlights the need for wider cooperation between GCC airlines and authorities, and also those in the wider Middle East & North Africa region, Iran, Pakistan, and India.
Observers have advocated the need for a single body that includes all six Gulf states to address the air traffic congestion, but nothing has yet been finalised.
With Dubai International tipped to surpass London Heathrow as the world’s busiest airport for international passenger traffic next year, and global mega events years away, the congestion problem is ever pressing.
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