Concourse A will reopen before the end of November
20.7 million passengers through “Dubai International” from the beginning of 2021 until October
Expectations of continued growth at Dubai International Airport.
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Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport has grown by nearly 20% over the past four weeks, bringing the number of passengers to 20.7 million since the beginning of this year until last October.
Dubai Airports, in a statement yesterday, attributed this continuous growth to changes in travel restrictions in major global markets over recent months.
continued growth
The Corporation expected continued growth at the world's busiest international airport, towards further recovery in the travel sector during the last quarter of 2021, with the continued easing of global travel restrictions, the opening of the "Expo 2020 Dubai", and the establishment of the "Dubai Air Show 2021". In addition to continuing to receive large numbers of travelers who come every year to enjoy the atmosphere and beaches of Dubai during the winter.
Third quarter
According to the data, the number of passengers at Dubai International Airport during the third quarter of this year reached 6.7 million, at a time when the airport provides its services to travel to 83% of destinations in 99% of countries, compared to what it was before the “Covid” pandemic. -19».
Top Destinations
According to "Dubai Airports", the "South Asia" region retained its position as the largest contributor to traffic at Dubai International Airport, with India occupying the first place with 2.8 million passengers, and Pakistan (one million passengers), while Egypt ranked third with 753,000 passengers. followed by the United States (710 thousand passengers) and Turkey (598 thousand passengers).
The list of other countries includes: Ethiopia, Russia, and Saudi Arabia.
As for the top three cities in terms of travel movement, they are Cairo (634 thousand passengers), Istanbul (576 thousand passengers), and Addis Ababa (573 thousand passengers).
recovery journey
“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 spread of the (Covid-19) pandemic, as we feel more hopeful to return,” said Paul Griffiths, CEO of “Dubai Airports.” To achieve the previous numbers, while seeing this significant increase in the growth rate of passenger numbers, which supports the consolidation of our position as the largest international airport in the world.”
He added, "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 lifting travel restrictions," noting that this allows travelers to feel confident and free when planning trips. long overdue.
He continued: “Important 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 US, have made significant progress in our aspirations for this year. With the addition of another two million passengers to the number of passengers, which reached 28.7 million passengers.
Griffiths revealed that in response to this continuous increase in demand, work is continuing to prepare the infrastructure and launch flights in the “Concourse A” building, which has been in a state of hiatus since the beginning of the pandemic, as it will open again before the end of November 2021, bringing Dubai International Airport back to 100%. capacity after 20 months of reducing flights.
25.3% growth in freight traffic
Cargo operations continued to perform well during the third quarter, with business volumes reaching the levels they were in 2019.
Dubai International Airport recorded 581,972 tons of cargo in the third quarter, bringing the total volume for the first nine months of 2021 to 1.7 million tons, an annual increase of 25.3%.
Flight growth
Air traffic in the third quarter reached 56,266 flights at Dubai International Airport, bringing the number of flights registered between January and September to 155,706 flights, an increase of 17.1%.
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