20.7 million passengers have arrived at Dubai International Airport since the beginning of the year until October
Passenger traffic at Dubai International witnessed a growth of nearly 20% over the past four weeks, bringing the number of passengers to 20.7 million during the year until October. Renewed confidence regarding future prospects in the international travel market.
It is expected that the growth in the world’s busiest international airport will continue towards a further recovery in the travel sector during the last quarter of 2021, with the continued easing of global restrictions on travel, the opening of Expo 2020 Dubai, and the establishment of the Dubai Air Show 2021, in addition to continuing Welcoming the large numbers of travelers who come every year to enjoy the wonderful atmosphere, distinctive beaches and warm hospitality in Dubai during the winter months.
Commenting on him, Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, said: “We are witnessing the continuation of the recovery journey for Dubai International Airport, although we are still far from the usual levels of traffic and travel that we were witnessing before the outbreak of the pandemic, where we feel more hopeful to return to achieving The previous figures, with the vision of this significant increase in the growth rate of passengers, which supports the consolidation of our position as the largest international airport in the world.The performance that we have been able to achieve so far is at the forefront of the global recovery within the aviation sector, and the ability of various countries of the world to control the global pandemic, Contributes to the lifting of travel restrictions.This allows travelers to feel confident and free when planning their long-awaited trips.Significant market developments, including the UK's vaccination-based travel programme, the resumption of flights to many important destinations in Australia, and the easing of travel restrictions between India and the USA, have made significant progress in our aspirations for this year with the addition of Another two million passengers increased to 28.7 million passengers.
He added that in response to this continuous increase in demand, work is continuing to prepare the infrastructure and launch flights in Concourse A, which has been in a state of interruption since the beginning of the pandemic, as it will open again before the end of November 2021, so that Dubai International Airport will return to 100% of its capacity after 20 A month of flight discounts.
Important numbers and information
The number of passengers at Dubai International Airport during the third quarter of the year reached 6.7 million.
Dubai International Airport currently serves flights to 83% of destinations in 99% of countries across 108% of airlines, compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Shipping
Cargo operations continued its impressive performance during the third quarter, with business volumes reaching the levels they were in 2019. Dubai International Airport recorded 581,972 tons of freight in the third quarter, bringing the total volume for the first nine months of 2021 to 1.7 million tons, a year-on-year increase. of 25.3%.
flights
Air traffic in the third quarter reached 56,266 flights at Dubai International Airport, bringing the number of flights recorded between January and September to 155,706 flights, an increase of 17.1%.
Top Destinations
South Asia retained its position as the largest contributor to traffic at Dubai International Airport, with India taking the first place (2.8 million passengers), Pakistan (1 million passengers), while Egypt ranked third with 753,000 passengers, followed by the United States (710,000 passengers), and Turkey ( 598,000 passengers).
Other countries include Ethiopia, Russia, and Saudi Arabia.
The top three cities in terms of travel traffic are Cairo (634,000 passengers), Istanbul (576,000 passengers) and Addis Ababa (573,000 passengers).
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