According to the General Civil Aviation Authority, the total number of passengers through the country's airports reached more than 108 million passengers during the first 10 months of this year, an average of 10.8 million passengers per month.

According to data from the Authority, the total air traffic in the atmosphere of the state, during the period between January and October last, reached 700 thousand and 572 air traffic.

According to statistics released by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, the total number of passengers through the state airports during the period from the first of January to the end of October 2018, more than 108 million passengers, compared to the same number in the same period last year.

Statistics showed that the country's airports registered more than 10 million passengers in October, of which 2.6 million were "coming travelers"

And 2.45 million "outbound passengers", along with five million transit passengers.

The country's airports handled about 11.3 million passengers last January, about 10 million passengers in February, as well as 11.4 million passengers in March, bringing the number to about 11 million in April and 9.8 million in May.

According to the data, the total number of passengers in June reached about 10 million passengers, 11.9 million in July, while August recorded 12.2 million passengers, while September recorded 10.3 million passengers.

In a statement released yesterday, the authority said that total air traffic between January and October 2018 reached 700,772 air traffic.

The total number of air traffic movements in January was 73,198, while 64,754 air traffic movements were recorded in February, compared with 72,817 in March.

The number of air movements during April 69 thousand and 960 movement, while in May last 68 thousand and 256 air traffic, while the number in June to 67 thousand and 157 air traffic, and in July the number of 72 thousand and 729 air traffic, while August recorded 72 thousand 676 air traffic, while in September the number reached 69,549 air traffic, and 69,776 air traffic during October.

The data showed that Dubai International Airport acquired 49% of the total air traffic in the country during October, recording 34,224 air traffic, followed by Abu Dhabi International Airport which recorded 10,196 traffic, 14.7% and Sharjah Airport with 9.6%. Record 6643 air traffic. The total number of air traffic movements at Al Maktoum International Airport in 1971 was 2.8%, while Al Ain Airport recorded 255% of the total air traffic, 0.4% of Ras Al Khaimah Airport and 320% of Air Traffic.

According to the data, the number of air movements locally within the Emirates was 3827 air traffic by 5.5%, while the number of air movements for transit flights 12 thousand and 252 air traffic by 17.6%.

• August has the highest number of passengers with 12.2 million passengers.

• 49% of air traffic in the country was acquired by Dubai Airport during October.