Originally Posted by
BigGeordie
One more thing to consider- Dubai International is prime real estate, right in the middle of the city. For a government that is short of money, or trying to repay debts, a lot of money could be made by releasing the site for redevelopment. It is already a shopping mall with a couple of runways attached anyway!
Is it worth that much? - there is no shortage of land available in Dubai for development, Business Bay is over half empty, the Lagoons abandoned, and they have just announced Mohammed Bin Rashid City although who is going to pay for that given they cannot even finish the Marina after 10 years...
