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Why Dubai Is Abandoning Its $30 Billion Airport!

The world’s busiest international airport has a problem: It has run out of space. Now, Dubai is betting its entire economy on a $35 billion gamble.Dubai International (DXB) contributes $27 billion to the economy and supports 400,000 jobs. But with the city built right up to the runways, expansion is impossible.Is moving the entire operation to the desert a stroke of genius, or a logistical nightmare?

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