I think that Dubai will continue go from strength to strength from everywhere, not only because of the connections that they offer from every corner of the planet (basically) but also because O&D is increasing drastically, and once again with Expo 2020 etc I will not be surprised if by then London has 10+ daily A380's and a few 777's thrown in to LHR/LGW/STN, MAN will go 4 daily with 2/3 A380's, BHX will get an A380 and maybe 3 daily, GLA will get an A380 and hopefully NCL will get 2 daily, DUB will get an A380 and 2/3 daily and I'm confident we'll see EDI, CWL and maybe BFS thrown in there too. We have the potential to get an A380 but I don't think the airport will invest in the necessary terminal upgrades.
December should be good, Christmas traffic, Christmas getaways, the world#d largest fireworks display in Dubai for new year may add 10-20 passengers. Every little helps. No flight on Christmas day again though.