Dubai Airports expects the number of passengers to reach 28.9 million by the end of 2021

Dubai International Airport is fully operational

• Terminal 3 will serve more than 1.6 million passengers in the second half of December.

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• Paul Griffiths: "The recovery rate at Dubai International has exceeded most other airports of similar size."

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Dubai Airports Corporation confirmed that Dubai International Airport, the busiest in the world, has returned to work at its full operational capacity at 100%, after the opening of the last phase of “Concourse A” in Terminal 3. The return included all stations, concourses, rest houses, restaurants, and retail outlets.

In a statement, the Corporation expected that Terminal 3, which is now operating at full operational capacity, will provide its services to more than 1.6 million passengers in the second half of this December, during the travel period and seasonal holidays.

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According to "Dubai Airports", Dubai received more than one million visitors last October alone, and Dubai International Airport achieved a pioneering achievement by receiving one million passengers every week during November, as the number of arriving passengers and travelers to multiple destinations recorded 94%, compared to 94% Rates previously recorded in the period before the pandemic of the Corona virus “Covid-19”.

Achieving recovery

Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, said: "Today's achievement is of paramount importance for the aviation sector, the city of Dubai and its economic growth, as we have reached this level in which all our facilities and facilities are fully operational at 100% to provide full services to customers, and receive huge numbers of passengers. Passengers coming to Dubai, while following high levels of sterilization and hygiene procedures, providing rapid examination facilities for PCR tests, improving customer service, and visitor support facilities, to ensure the comfort, safety and enjoyment of travelers on trips, we contribute to achieving recovery, and reaching rates of passenger numbers exceeding the number of passengers. Passengers before the pandemic.

He added, "All of this was the result of the collective effort, with the amazing work done by the work team and partners to overcome this challenge, and to return work at the airport to its full operational capacity at 100%."

And Griffiths continued: "The recovery rate at Dubai International Airport has exceeded most other airports of a similar size, reflecting the international position that Dubai has acquired as an attractive tourist city, which at the same time has taken strict precautionary measures to preserve the safety of all visitors and residents." It is expected that the number of visitors coming to Dubai will exceed the levels that the city was witnessing before the pandemic during the last few period of this year, which represents a huge achievement in the journey towards full recovery.

growth forecast

According to Dubai Airports, over the past 18 months, Dubai airports have witnessed a stable increase in passenger traffic, which has increased significantly in recent months.

The number of passengers reached 10.6 million in the first half of 2021, while the third quarter of the year witnessed a significant direct growth of that increase, reaching its peak last October, bringing the number of passengers to 20.7 million passengers so far.

With the increasing demand for travel during the holiday season until the end of the year, the number of passengers is expected to reach 28.9 million passengers by the end of this year, achieving an estimated increase of 2.1 million over the forecast of September 2021.

Phases of return to full operational capacity

The stages of returning to full operational capacity began after the closure in March 2020, with the reopening of Terminals 2 and 3, and Concourse B and C for incoming passengers since June 22, 2020, coinciding with the easing of international travel restrictions related to “ Covid-19” in the UAE, taking into account all precautionary measures that guarantee the safety of all passengers, and travel abroad was allowed for UAE citizens and residents starting from June 23, 2020, while Dubai received the first international travelers on July 7 of the same year.

On June 24, 2021, Dubai Airports reopened Terminal 1 and Concourse D, which is home to more than 60 international airlines.

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