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COVER STORY<br />
Sharjah International Airport<br />
Evolving & expanding<br />
Sharjah International Airport dates<br />
back to 1932, rich in history far older<br />
than the combined chronicles of<br />
events formed in the years that followed<br />
after the seven emirates agreed in 1971 to<br />
form what is now known as the United<br />
Arab Emirates.<br />
For more than 85 years, SIA has been an<br />
important economic component of the<br />
UAE's remarkable ascent as an influential<br />
powerhouse in the Middle East.<br />
“Since Sharjah made aviation history when<br />
the first flight landed at Al Mahatta runway<br />
in 1932, the airport has steadily and<br />
exponentially grown over the years to be a<br />
leading passenger and air cargo hub in the<br />
region,” Ali Salim Al Midfa, chairman of the<br />
Sharjah Airport Authority, proudly said.<br />
“Through a series of path breaking<br />
initiatives, it is now a world-class modern<br />
international airport that had over 11.365<br />
million passengers passed through in 2017.”<br />
Despite its relatively smaller size compared to<br />
other major airports in the UAE, SIA is<br />
making remarkable feats welcoming as much<br />
as over 11 million passengers last year largely<br />
in part because of its prominence as home to<br />
the thriving Air Arabia, the first low cost<br />
carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North
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