Hamad International Airport (HIA) has witnessed a strong increase in passenger traffic, with a 162 percent surge compared to the same period in 2021.
Hamad International Airport served a total of 7.14 million passengers in the first quarter of 2022, with 2,163,086 passengers in January, 2,168,265 passengers in February and 2,812,874 passengers in March 2022. HIA also introduced three new passenger destinations in Q1 2022 to the 153 destinations the airport currently serves.
HIA saw a total of 48,680 aircraft movements in Q1 2022, which includes aircraft take-offs and landings. There were 16,239 aircraft movements in January, 15,121 movements in February and 17,320 movements in March 2022. This amounts to a 30 percent increase compared to same period last year.
HIA handled 585,448 tonnes of cargo in Q1 2022; 190,113 tonnes of cargo was handled in January, 179,753 tonnes in February and 215,581 tonnes in March 2022. HIA also added two new cargo destinations to its network.
Source: Hamad International Airport