The rapid growth in air traffic in the region is unprecedented. Airports in the Gulf region are expected to be handling 450 million passengers a year by 2020, a number which is expected to grow by 5.2 per cent a year until 2030, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). This translates into an estimated 2.6 million aircraft flights through the region, equivalent to over 7,000 flights each day.

To ensure the infrastructure in the region can cope with this dramatic growth, countries in the region are taking big steps to address the issues, including restructuring its air traffic control system along the lines of the Euro Control system (which coordinates air traffic over Europe), expanding overall airport capacity and developing a regional, cooperative structure for security management.

Companies that will be putting a particular focus on avation security at Intersec include,  ARH Inc. from Hungary, Bosch from Germany, Cias from Italy, ET Simulation from the U.S, IDL from the UK, Nedap of the Netherlands, Schrack Seconet from Austria, Securitas U.A.E, Teleeye Hong Kong, Umirs Europe Ltd of Hungary and Vivotek from Taiwan.