Dubai International Airport began as a modest airfield with a sand runway, opened under Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, who then ruled the emirate when it was still a British protectorate. Sheikh Rashid believed that aviation and trade would be central to Dubai's future and invested in extending the runway and building terminals. The founding of the airline Emirates in 1985 made it a major hub, linking Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia. In 2014 it overtook London Heathrow as the world's busiest airport for international passengers. It has continued to expand with large terminals and is a key part of the economy of the emirate.
Before and after
- 1960Construction of Can Tho International Airport
- 1960Construction of Ostankino Tower
- c. 1960sRise of op art
- c. 1960sGlobal Positioning System
- 1960Construction of Dubai International Airport
- c. 1960sSluggish schizophrenia
- from c. 1960s to 1980sSecond-wave feminism
- c. 1960sRise of conceptual art
- 1960La Tchadienne
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1946First edition of Cannes Film Festival
- 1949Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
- c. 1950sRise of pop art
- 1955Publication of Guinness World Records
- from 31 March 1997 to 11 November 2022Premiere of Teletubbies
- 2003Construction of Three Gorges Dam
The era
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