With the ever-changing technologies and innovation in the travel industry, the future of travel unveiled at the Dubai Airshow 2023 by Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports brought a whole new perspective to the traveling sector.
Speaking during the Dubai Airshow 2023 on Tuesday, Griffiths gave a peek into what the future holds for the aviation industry in general;.
Talking about his vision, Griffiths said, “Thinking needs to go where we can integrate the transport with the local communities; we can make trains completely sustainable to run on clean energy. If we can provide a very quick outside check-in where you drop your bag and sit in a comfortable train directly taking you to the gate closest to your airplane.”
Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths said designs were being drawn up for Al Maktoum International Airport, which will be built on the city’s outskirts and should replace Dubai International in the 2030s.
“We’re thrilled but not entirely surprised that DXB is all set to surpass the pre-pandemic milestone well ahead of our initial projections by almost a year. Our outlook for the remainder of this year and the next remains optimistic. Teaming up with our strategic partners, we’re ready for the challenge to continue to exceed guest satisfaction amidst the continuous surge in traffic,” said Paul Griffiths.
He added: “We are not planning an airport that has terminals. We’re going to completely change the business model for airports, make them far more intimate, and get rid of all the legacy processes that we’ve had to subject our customers to, for far too long.”
Dubai International Airport is on the brink of revolutionizing the check-in and departure process. Cutting-edge AI technologies to usher in a new era of seamless travel, eliminating traditional hassles and streamlining the overall passenger experience. Dubai Airports is expecting record-breaking numbers to continue in Q4 and 2024. To accommodate growth and to achieve the company’s ambition of revolutionizing the guest journey at DXB, Dubai Airports is undertaking a strategic project to expand infrastructure capacity while enhancing operational efficiency. With a current capacity of 100 million passengers annually at DXB, the deployment of innovative technology, expansion, and refurbishment of existing infrastructures, and more efficient use of its space and resources is expected to propel the airport’s capacity to 120 million.
The largest edition of the Dubai Airshow event to date, being held from Nov.13-17, 2023, has attracted major industry players in the aviation, defense, and aerospace industries.
