Is flying still safe?

It is hard to imagine travelling without flying. As our travel and holiday destinations are located further and further away, reaching some exotic islands in the middle of the Oceans or getting from the U.S. to Europe (or the other way round) without air connections would be just impossible.

Dubai's mega airports: Al Maktoum and Dubai International

It seems that the crisis has not yet reached the United Arab Emirates and apparently it does not intend to do so in the nearest future. While the recession is hitting the global air industry hard, Dubai works on a construction of the world’s largest airport.