The old video was filmed in Sharjah Air Outpost airport in 1937. The video showed different information about Arabs and the way they lived. They were using animals for traveling like donkeys and camels. The population of Sharjah city at that time was 15,000 and now is more than half million. In the past, the Arab population was much more with some other traders from India and Iran. We have seen the council at the sheikh’s palace and some photos of pearl and oyster beds. The airport has built like the shape of the fort and was supervised by a British company. The airplane which arrived at the airport was a Hanno H.P.42, built by Handley Page in England for Imperial Airways. It took 4 days from England heading to India and Australia and was stopped twice in Baghdad & Alexandria. The air plane had an excellent safety record with zero fatalities. Some Arab people were seen in the video delivering pearls before the plane travelled to India. Also the video showed some mechanics servicing the plan before take-off again.
The second video was totally different comparing with the black and white video which showed a lot of people dancing in Dubai airport from different countries, traditions and cultures. They looked so happy to dance in the video.
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