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World Class Airport Conference Opens In Abu Dhabi
Seeking to address, among other issues, the global economic crisis facing the aviation sector, the second edition of the World Class Airport Conference Opens in
Khalifa Al Mazrouei, Chairman and Managing Director of Abu DhabiAirports Company said “The aviation industry is currently facing majorchallenges as the impact of the financial markets affects air travel. Thatsaid, the aviation industry has faced such testing times before and I amoptimistic that the impact of today’s credit crunch will not be lasting,”
The 3 day conference starts on November 10 and will go on till the 12th of November.
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