Sharjah International Airport (SIA) managed to achieve positive growth rates in the number of passengers handled increased by 5.11%, reaching 2.88 million passengers during the first quarter of this year, compared to 2.74 million passengers in the same period, last year, while the average monthly number of passengers traveling through SIA, in the first quarter of 2018, has increased to more than 960,000 passengers, compared to 913,000 passengers during the first quarter of 2017.
From January 1 to March 31, 2018, aircraft movement (regular and irregular flights) increased by 4.69% to 19,441 flights, compared to 18,569 flights during the same period last year. The volume of cargo handling during the same period of this year was 42,987 tons, and sea/air freight cargo handling was approximately 3,136 tons.
Source: Sharjah International Airport