Europe & Middle East Correspondent, Air Transport World
London, UK
Summary
Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.
A daily newspaper journalist in the UK and Middle East for 15 years, he then joined the UK's most successful corporate publishing company before setting up his own company in 2004. He has worked with ATW since 2014.
Dubai International (DXB), the world’s busiest airport in terms of international passengers, plans to close one of its two runways for 45 days in May and June, to allow for a major refurbishment.
European carriers are moving cautiously when it comes to imposing fuel surcharges as a result of sharply rising oil prices, apparently wary of damaging the accelerating revival in passenger numbers.