Capacity at the hub is now largely tied to the availability of regional flight paths outside the UAE — a situation in aviation, where an airport’s operations depend not only on its own infrastructure but also on neighbouring countries’ airspace.

Authorities are continuing to coordinate closely to optimise traffic flows across the wider region, Dubai Airports – the operator of DXB and Dubai World Central (DWC) explained.

The ramp-up has been supported by coordination across the ‘oneDXB’ network, including airlines such as Emirates and flydubai, as well as service partners and air traffic control.…