UAE. Dubai International recorded its busiest month on record for passenger traffic in July with over 8 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of +5.9%.
Dubai Airports reported that the airport handled 51.1 million passengers during the first seven months of the year, up +6.2%.
South America was the fastest growing region in July with traffic surging 59%, followed by Asia at 20% – with China and Thailand as top contributors to traffic from the region, Dubai Airports said. Eastern Europe traffic was up +16.3% and African traffic +9.1%.
India retained its position as the top destination country with 1.03 million passengers, followed by the UK (610,151 passengers), and Saudi Arabia (573,170 passengers). The most popular destinations served from Dubai International by traffic volume were London, followed by Kuwait, Mumbai, Bangkok and Riyadh.
“We have started the second half of the year on a very positive note and with the Islamic festival of Eid Al Adha coinciding with the summer rush later this month, the upward trend is expected to remain strong in the third quarter,” said Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths.
