Dubai International recorded its tenth consecutive month with more than 5 million travelers, according to the monthly traffic report for October issued by airport operator Dubai Airports.
Passenger traffic in October totaled 5,667,698, up 15.1% from 4,923,246 recorded during the same month in 2012. The year to date traffic climbed 15.9% to 55,046,863 compared to 47,488,586 recorded during the corresponding period last year.
Aircraft movements in October rose 9.1% to 32,279 from 29,578 recorded during the same month in 2012. The year to date movements totaled 305,596, up 7.8% from 283,551 movements between January and October 2012.
Dubai International handled 208,695 tons of cargo in October, an increase of 3% over 202,619 tons recorded during October of 2012. The year to date freight volumes reached 1,994,234 tons compared to 1,877,616 tons handled during the corresponding period last year, an increase of 6.2%.
Source: Dubai Airports