“Estimates suggest the global airport industry will be worth $194 billion in 2024. The Airports Council International projects that airport investment worldwide is likely to reach $2.4 billion by 2040. “The increasing interest from the Middle East is partly sparked by a desire to show their global credibility as much as the pure investment side.” John Grant, partner at the UK consultancy Midas Aviation and an AGBI columnist, Middle East investors turn to airports for safe returns [Arabian Gulf Business Insight]