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Dubai Halts Mega-Airport Project as Gulf Economies Stumble

  • Construction work said to be on hold at Al Maktoum hub
  • Move comes with tourism stagnant, GDP growth slowing
Al Maktoum International Airport, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Al Maktoum International Airport, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Photographer: Kamran Jebreili/AP Photo

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Work on Dubai’s Al Maktoum airport, designed to be one of the world’s biggest with an annual capacity of more than 250 million passengers, is on hold as Gulf Arab economies falter, people familiar with the matter said.

Construction activity has been halted and finances for expansion frozen until further notice, according to the people, who asked not to be named due to the sensitivity of the topic.