Passenger traffic at Dubai International (DXB) exceeded 7.9 million in January 2018, according to the traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports. DXB welcomed a total of 7,960,146 passengers in January 2018. South America was the top region in terms of percentage growth during the month (22.6%), followed by CIS (19.7%) and Africa (6.4%). In terms of passenger numbers, routes to the Indian subcontinent topped the list with 1,100,477 passengers followed by Saudi Arabia (650,822 passengers), and the UK (547,286 passengers).
London was the top destination city with 333,286 passengers, followed by Kuwait (231,956 passengers), and Mumbai (225,776 passengers).
Flight movements during January totalled 35,306 compared to 36,592 during the same month of 2017. The average number of passengers per flight remained high at 232 during the month, an increase of 0.9% compared to 230 recorded in January 2017, While freight volumes at DXB totalled 202,233 tonnes during January 2018.
Source: Dubai Airports