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With a new $35 billion facility on the way, Paul Griffiths says the city doesn't need two airports.
Dubai is no stranger to building things and tearing them down, and one day, its global airport could meet the same fate.
On Sunday, Dubai's ruler announced a $35 billion expansion for DWC (Dubai World Central — Al Maktoum International Airport), with hopes of turning it into the world's biggest airport within the next decade.
Once complete, DWC will have five runways, five terminals, and capacity for 260 million passengers. The scale of the new project could render the existin