Why Dubai Is FORCED to Abandon its $35 Billion Airport - Forever

Why Dubai Is FORCED to Abandon its $35 Billion Airport - Forever Dubai International is the busiest international airport on Earth, but it's out of runway slots, out of gates, and out of land to expand. With Emirates and Flydubai committing to over 800 new aircraft, Dubai has run into a hard physical ceiling it cannot build its way around. The solution is a $35 billion gamble on Al Maktum International, an airport that already failed once and sat half-finished in the desert for over a decade. This is the story of why Dubai has no choice but to relocate its entire aviation empire 30 miles south, and what happens if the move fails.