Qatar Airways: Gulf Will Need Unified Air Traffic Control
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al-Baker said that with the growth of airlines and airports in the Gulf region, there will be “congestion in the way airspace is managed” and his opinion is that the region will eventually need a “single air traffic control management system, very similar to the EUROCONTROL to monitor and operate a very congested airspace”.
Mr Al-Baker also noted that the development of new airports will “will facilitate the growth of the three main airlines that are growing very rapidly in the region.”
Qatar’s new Hamad International Airport is due to open in mid-2014, while the new Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai recently started passenger operations in late 2013, after several years of cargo-only operation.
Source: Gulf Times
Mr Al-Baker also noted that the development of new airports will “will facilitate the growth of the three main airlines that are growing very rapidly in the region.”
Qatar’s new Hamad International Airport is due to open in mid-2014, while the new Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai recently started passenger operations in late 2013, after several years of cargo-only operation.
Source: Gulf Times
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