conditioned with platform-edge doors. The Dubai Metro is the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula. The UAE has seven international airports, Al Ain airport, Dubai International Airport, Dubai World Central, at Jebel Ali, Fujairah airport, Ra's al-Khaimah airport and Sharjah International Airport. Dubai International alone is expected to spend Dh28 billion on capacity expansion, and the emirate is expected to handle about 98 million passengers by 2020. The fleet owned by UAE national airlines is expected to grow by 13 per cent annually to reach 728 aircraft by 2020, compared to 157 aircraft registered in 2007, according to projections made by the General Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA. Aircraft movements, which were 590,000 in 2011, are predicted by the GCAA to rise by six per cent annually over the next few years, to reach 997,000 by 2020. The UAE has bilateral air transport agreements with 150 countries. Total e-commerce sales in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are estimated to be between US$3-US$3.5 billion (Dh11 billion). --MORE
