Dubai airport records double-digit traffic growth
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Dubai Airports defies global downward trend with a 12.6% rise in passenger traffic in July
Dubai Airports has reported a 12.6% rise in passenger traffic at Dubai International airport in July. It is the highest monthly increase for the airport operator since it recorded a 13.8% rise in traffic in May 2008 and the second consecutive month of double-digit growth in passenger traffic this year since the 10.3% rise recorded in June.
Dubai International airport handled 3,768,965 passengers in July compared with 3,347,655 during the same month in 2008. Traffic for the year to July 31 reached 23,148,452 passengers, up by 6.1% on the previous year.
Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths said: "The Middle East continues to demonstrate vibrant growth during the global economic downturn and Dubai International is at the epicentre of that growth. The double-digit increases we have seen in the past two months are the direct result of a boost in passenger numbers from Emirates Airlines and other long-haul carriers and continual growth in the low-cost sector."
But he warned that although the outlook for the remainder of the year is positive, growth figures for August and September are likely to fluctuate, reflecting the annual movement of the timing of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.