Passenger traffic at Dubai International rose 13.1% in September, according to the latest traffic statistics issued by operator Dubai Airports.
Passenger traffic in September totaled 5,407,326, an increase of 13.1% compared to 4,780,394 during the corresponding month in 2012. Year to date traffic is up 16% to 49,379,165 compared to 42,565,340 recorded during the first nine months of 2012. Aircraft movements totaled 30,746 during September, an increase of 10.2% from the 27,909 recorded during the same period last year. Passengers per aircraft movement in September came in at 193.
Air freight volumes rose 1.8% in September with volumes of 196,823 tonnes compared to 193,261 recorded during the same period last year. Year-to-date cargo traffic totalled 1,785,539 kgs, up 6.6 % from the 1,674,997 kgs shipped during the same period last year.
Source: Dubai Airports