Either flydubai or Emirates will move to DWC by 2020

One of the two Dubai airlines — flydubai or Emirates — will be moving operations to the Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central by 2020, Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, told Gulf News in an interview on Sunday alongside the Dubai Airshow.

“At the end of the day, we need to have more capacity at Al Maktoum International Airport… like what we have at Dubai International. And that’s exactly what will happen here as well. So in the future, you will see that Dubai gets two airports with almost similar capacity at both the airports.

Asked if Al Maktoum International airport will see at least one of the two airlines — flydubai or Emirates — move operations there, Shaikh Ahmad said: “For sure, 100 per cent,” adding it will be either flydubai or Emirates.

He said: “Soon, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, will announce the expansion for the Al Maktoum International. So from there we will take it on, which means we need to build more facilities here similar to what we have at Dubai International airport