Responding to a rise in customer demand, Emirates has also brought forward its plans to introduce extra flights and capacity to over 10 European cities.

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Dubai Tourism is working with hotels and stakeholders to prepare "to welcome the world" to the city.

Participants, representing aviation and hospitality partners of Dubai Tourism, examined joint initiatives to ensure the industry's gradual return to normalcy.

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As Dubai clings on to its ranking as the world's busiest airport for international travel, here are the other top contenders.

Dubai International Airport has released its passenger statistics for 2017, which confirm it has held onto its position as the world’s busiest airport for international travel.

Some 88.2 million passengers passed through the airport last year, up from 83.6 million in 2016.

Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths said he forecasts traveller numbers to swell to 90.3 million in 2018. 

It first surpassed London Heathrow, previously the world’s busiest airport for international traffic, back in 2014 – and has kept the title ever since.

Here are the other contenders to the throne.