Dubai airport passengers increase beyond pre-pandemic levels in 2023
Dubai Airports say it forecast DXB would receive 88.8 million passengers in 2024, putting the hub close to its record high of 89.1 million in 2018
The world’s busiest international hub for transit flights, Dubai International Airport (DXB), registered a 31.7% increase in passenger traffic last year to 86.9 million, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, operator Dubai Airports said Monday.
That compares with 86.4 million passengers flying through the airport in 2019 before COVID-19 grounded the global aviation industry.
Dubai, the biggest tourism and trade hub in the Middle East, quickly reopened after the pandemic.
That, along with an influx of Russians and business professionals and relaxed social and visa rules, helped fuel an economic recovery that has also seen property prices and rents balloon.
India was DXB’s top destination country in terms of traffic, with 11.9 million passengers last year, followed by Saudi Arabia with 6.7 million, Britain with 5.9 million, and Pakistan with 4.2 million.
Dubai Airports said it forecast DXB would receive 88.8 million passengers in 2024, putting the hub close to its record high of 89.1 million in 2018.
The statement said that DXB is connected to 262 destinations across 104 countries through 102 international carriers.
Source: Reuters
