During the pandemic, for the health and safety of people a Two-Thirds majority of Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Member states voted that the next world expo will be postponed for one year.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airports, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman and CEO of Emirates Group, and Chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee, said: “We welcome the decision of BIE Member States to support the delay Expo 2020 Dubai by one year. We are thankful to Member States for their continued commitment to contributing to a World Expo in Dubai that will play a pivotal role in shaping our post-pandemic world at a time when it will be most needed.
The new date of this world’s Mega event will be from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.