Emiratis look at a model of the new Dubai airport, which is expected to be ready in August 2007, cost 4.1 million USD dollars, and receive 70 billion passengers a year, at the Dubai Air Show 21 November 2005. Authorities in the booming city boast that the ninth edition of the Dubai show, which was last held in 2003, will be 25 percent bigger this year, with nearly 10,000 square meters (108,000 square feet) more exhibition space. AFP PHOTO/RABIH MOGHRABI (Photo by RABIH MOGHRABI / AFP)
Emiratis look at a model of the new Dubai airport, which is expected to be ready in August 2007, cost 4.1 million USD dollars, and receive 70 billion passengers a year, at the Dubai Air Show 21 NovembShow more
A model airport: When Dubai International's Terminal 3 was in miniature
Back in 2005, the new airport was just a twinkle in the aviation industry's eye
