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Gulf aviation hubs face sustainability questions amid geopolitical conflicts

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Gulf aviation hubs like Dubai, Doha, and Abu Dhabi have facilitated global travel for decades by redirecting millions of passengers between the West and Asia. These hubs, which handled approximately 182 million passengers last year, have established a dominant hub-and-spoke model that reshaped commercial aviation. However, recent geopolitical conflicts have raised questions about the sustainability of this model, as these airports are increasingly becoming involved in the conflicts themselves. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Aldo Giovannitti ·

    Can the Gulf aviation superhub model survive the war?

    For decades, the Gulf superhubs of Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi performed an improbable trick. They redirected millions of people travelling between the West and Asia to connect through their airports. Last year, the three airports handled about 182 million passengers, three times t…

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