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Dubai International retained its position as the world’s number one hub for international passengers by registering annual traffic of just over 78 million in 2015, according to a traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports.
Annual passenger traffic at DXB surged 10.7% to reach a record 78,014,838 passengers in 2015 compared to 70,473,893 recorded during 2014. Passenger numbers in December 2015 totaled 7,053,243, an increase of 8.5% compared to 6,498,573 recorded during the same month in 2014, taking the average monthly traffic for the year to a record of 6.5 million. It was the second time in the year after August when monthly traffic exceeded the 7 million mark.
Aircraft movements in 2015 reached 403,517, up 14.1% compared to 353,507 movements recorded during 2014. Monthly aircraft movements in December totaled 35,575 compared to 33,595 movements during the same month in 2014, an increase of 5.9%.
Despite the transfer of all pure cargo operators from DXB to Dubai World Central, cargo volumes remained relatively steady with 2,506,092 tons of air freight passing through the airport during the year, up 3.4% compared to 2,423,677 tons recorded during 2014. Monthly freight volumes in December totaled 218,408 up 5% compared to 207,618 recorded during the same month in 2014.
Source: Dubai Airports