Thursday, May 12, 2022 – 6:48 PM
DUBAI, 12th May, 2020 (WAM) — Dubai International Airport (DXB) has recorded a record increase in the number of passengers since 2020, as it received about 13.6 million passengers during the first quarter of this year. Average passenger traffic for the second consecutive quarter in which passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport (DXB) exceeded the 10 million passenger index.
The increase in passenger traffic through Dubai International Airport (DXB) during the month of March of this year by about 5.5 million passengers contributed to raising the total number of passengers during the first quarter to 13.6 million, registering a record increase of 15.7 percent, compared to 11.8 million passengers in the fourth quarter of 2021 and 5. 7 million passengers in the first quarter of 2021.
Dubai International Airport (DXB) connects to more than 193 global destinations in 92 countries through 73 international airlines.
Cargo services at Dubai International Airport DXB amounted to about 519,555 tons of air freight during the first three months of this year, a decrease of 15.5 percent compared to the last quarter of 2021, which recorded about 614,834 tons.
The total number of flights during the first quarter reached 81,966, an increase of 5.8 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, when 77,475 flights were registered through Dubai International Airport (DXB).
India retained its position as the first destination for Dubai International Airport (DXB) in terms of passenger volume, with the total number of passengers reaching 1.6 million, followed by Saudi Arabia with 1.1 million passengers, Pakistan with 997,000 passengers, and the United Kingdom with 934,000 passengers.
As for the top three destinations from the cities, London came first with 617 thousand passengers, followed by Riyadh with 517 thousand passengers, then Jeddah with 337 thousand passengers, and finally Istanbul with 324 thousand passengers.
Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, said that the strong performance witnessed by Dubai International Airport (DXB) over the past period constitutes a great achievement and an important milestone in its history, as it reflects Dubai’s proactive strategy and its tireless efforts to restore air traffic and restore channels of communication between countries, as well as its global leadership in leading the industry. Fly around the world to become a role model.
He continued: Exiting from an unprecedented global crisis, despite the continuous recovery of passenger traffic, driven by several factors that led to exceeding pre-pandemic rates, the return of travel with the opening of many major markets contributed significantly to achieving a recovery in passenger traffic, with an estimated increase of 60 percent. percent for 2019 indicators.” Griffiths added that there are promising expectations for the current year in light of the strong performance indicators so far, as expectations indicate that annual passenger traffic will reach 58.3 million passengers, exceeding the initial expectations with a significant increase.
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