DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Perhaps nowhere is the world’s lack of flights due to the coronavirus pandemic more clearly felt than at Dubai International Airport, for years the world’s busiest for international travel. Its Terminal 3, which sees tens of millions pass through it each year, stood empty and quiet on Wednesday, the once-full departure board showing only seven …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The CEO of the world’s busiest airport for international travel wants to get the globe flying again, but even he acknowledges everything remains up in the air during the coronavirus pandemic. Paul Griffiths oversees what now is a much quieter Dubai International Airport, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates and crucial to East-West travel. “And …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai’s government announced Tuesday it will inject equity into Emirates airlines as the Middle East’s largest carrier grounds nearly all of its flights due to coronavirus restrictions on travel. Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said in a statement that the state-owned airline would get help, “considering its strategic importance” to …
