Dubai Airports in 2026: 31.5m passengers in H1 (down 31%), 6.3m in July and a 70m target
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Dubai International handled 31.5 million passengers in the first half of 2026, down 31.3%, and July traffic of 6.3 million suggests the recovery is…
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Majed Al Joker is chief operating officer of Dubai Airports, which runs Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC). The company's management page credits him with more than 28 years of experience. He joined Dubai Airports in 2008 as vice president of terminal operations and went on to become senior vice president of terminal operations and then executive vice president of corporate affairs. Gulf Business reported his appointment as chief operating officer in February 2022, and in 2024 corporate resilience was added to his responsibilities. Before Dubai Airports he was deputy director of airport operations at Abu Dhabi Airports Company, and he began his career at the Emirates Group. He holds a master's degree in international business management from Heriot-Watt University and took part in the Mohammed Bin Rashid Leadership Programme in 2024. His net worth was not found.
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Dubai International handled 31.5 million passengers in the first half of 2026, down 31.3%, and July traffic of 6.3 million suggests the recovery is…
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Paul Griffiths, a British executive, has been chief executive of Dubai Airports, the government-owned operator of Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC),…