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Dubai Airports chief says narrow body jets will reshape air travel

Dubai Airports chief executive Paul Griffiths stated that long range narrow body aircraft and regional airport expansions will fundamentally change international travel patterns.

FTMQ News, written by our newsroom9 October 2026 at 11:500 views

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Picture: Euronews

Euronews reported that aircraft technology improvements will change the shape of travel as smaller planes gain the capability to fly longer distances. Speaking at the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit in Malta, Dubai Airports chief executive Paul Griffiths highlighted how these developments will transform aviation. [1]

According to Euronews, Griffiths emphasized that the expansion of regional airports will be a key factor in aviation over the next decade. He discussed plans for Al Maktoum International Airport, noting an ambition to establish direct connections from Dubai to more than 600 cities worldwide. [1]

Dubai International Airport is the primary international airport serving Dubai and became the busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic as of 2025. The airport handled over 95.2 million passengers and more than 454,000 aircraft movements in 2025. [2]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, international air travel hubs are also adopting new border infrastructure. The United Kingdom launched a contactless e-gate system using facial recognition, with plans to deploy the technology across all United Kingdom airports by early 2027. [4]

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In short

Paul Griffiths spoke at the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit in Malta.
Al Maktoum International Airport aims to establish direct flights from Dubai to more than 600 cities.
Dubai International Airport handled over 95.2 million passengers in 2025.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]Narrow body jets will ‘change the shape of travel’, says Dubai Airports CEOEuronews, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

[2]Dubai International Airport on Wikipedia
[3]Area rule on Wikipedia
[4]United Kingdom begins rollout of passport free contactless airport egates FTMQ News, 2d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 4 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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