Addendum
Global traffic through Dubai accelerating
April 1st 2016
Dubai International Airport (DXB) recorded record monthly traffic in January, of 7.3 million passengers, slightly ahead of its previous best of 7.2 million passengers last August. Read More »
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North America traffic produced the highest growth, with passengers up 19.9%, boosted by Emirates Airline’s new Orlando route and the airline’s increased frequencies to Boston, New York and Seattle.
Into Dubai, traffic from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was up 11.6% with Saudi Arabia registering double-digit growth from a surge in demand from Jeddah. The Indian sub-continent was the third largest source of traffic, up 8.7%, mainly propelled by traffic on routes to the traditionally strong markets of India and Pakistan.
In January, India remained the top destination country, with 989,819 passengers, followed by Saudi Arabia (606,730 passengers) and the UK (488,819 passengers). London was the number one destination for passengers using Dubai with Doha and Jeddah in second and third places, respectively.
DXB also is bucking the general air freight trend, with cargo tonnage up by 8.2% compared with the same month in 2015. “The record passenger numbers in January confirmed that the growth trend from last year has continued into 2016. We are on course to meet our projection that 85 million passengers will pass through our airport this year,” said DXB chief executive Paul Griffiths.
