UAE. Passenger traffic almost doubled at Dubai World Central in the first half of 2016, according to operator Dubai Airports.
The emirate’s second airport handled 410,278 passengers in the first six months of the year, up +95% compared to the same period in 2015.
Dubai Airports noted that passenger traffic at Dubai World Central is mainly driven by flydubai, which operates 35 weekly flights to five destinations. The airline will increase this number for the upcoming winter schedule.
Aircraft movements totalled 18,126 in the first half of 2016, up +4.8% year-on-year
“We are very pleased with the way Dubai World Central has performed in the first half and look forward to all-round growth during the remainder of the year,” commented Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths.
“Already one of the world’s top 20 international cargo hubs, we hope to see [the airport] play an increasingly important role for passenger operations as it undergoes expansion to accommodate 26 million passengers by 2018.”
