Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, approved the plan for the world's largest airport with an investment of 128 billion dirhams and a capacity to receive 260 million passengers per year.

According to Amac News: Al Maktoum said during the meeting of the Executive Council at the Arab Travel Market (ATM) exhibition, which is held at the Dubai World Trade Center: "Major projects to strengthen Dubai's position as a leading catalyst for economic growth, a destination for "We adopt global tourism, and a central transportation hub that connects continents."
Al Maktoum also reviewed Dubai's global tourism indicators. The airport supports Dubai's economic goals (D33), which aims to make Dubai one of the top three global tourism destinations in the world.
The Crown Prince of Dubai and the Executive Council approved the Commercial Transport Strategy 2030 in accordance with D33, which aims to double the share of the commercial transport and logistics sector in the UAE economy to about 16.8 billion dirhams, increase the adoption of technology in infrastructure to 75% is.
Based on this strategy, Dubai plans to adopt several projects over the next seven years to support the growth of the sector and strengthen its competitiveness.