Dubai International registered its second busiest month on record with 4.92 million passengers passing through the world’s fourth busiest international aviation hub in October, an increase of 14.3%.
Passenger traffic in October totaled 4,923,246, up 14.3% from 4,307,817 recorded during the same month in 2011. Year to date traffic has climbed 13.5% to 47,488,586 compared to 41,855,561 recorded during the corresponding period last year.
AGCC recorded the largest increase in total passenger numbers* in October (+189,991 passengers), followed by Western Europe (+148,945), the Indian subcontinent (+81,533 passengers), and Asia (+42,768 passengers). Contraction in traffic on Middle Eastern routes continued in October (-7,760) as a result of unrest in certain parts of the region.
The strongest markets in terms of percentage passenger growth were South America (+93.2%) driven by new Emirates airline’s operations to destinations there, followed by AGCC (28.2%), Russia and CIS (+25.7%), and Eastern Europe (+24.2%).
Aircraft movements in October rose 3.9% to 29,578 from 28,463 recorded during the same month in 2011. The year to date movements totaled 283,551, up 5.9% from 267,706 movements between January and October 2011.
Dubai International handled 202,619 tons of cargo in October, an increase of 2.4 per cent over the 197,841 tons recorded during the same period in 2011. The year to date freight volumes reached 1,877,616 tons compared to 1,813,013 tons handled during the corresponding period last year, an increase of 3.6%.
Source: Dubai Airports