The total number of flights operated for the busiest airport reached 216 thousand
Dubai (NexusPakistan Latest. 07 August 2024) Dubai International Airport (DXB) welcomed 44.9 million passengers in the first half of 2024, which is an increase of 8% compared to last year. According to the official WAM news agency, this record increase is due to increased demand from important markets such as India and the reactivation of markets such as China. It is on track to set new records with the arrival of 1.8 million passengers.
He said that India is the most important destination of Dubai International Airport with 6.1 million passengers, followed by Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom and Pakistan. The airport is connected to 269 cities of 106 countries and 101 international airlines. The total number of flights operated to Dubai Airport has reached 216,000, which is 7.2% higher than the first half of last year.
During the 80th annual meeting of IATA in Dubai, Paul Griffiths said that development is always among the priorities, through 90 airlines, connections to 260 cities in 104 countries will continue to increase. , and we welcomed 8 million passengers to Dubai Airport which is a big record. The CEO of Dubai Airports said regarding the expected time of companies moving to Al Maktoum Airport that the cost of the project is 32 million dollars, the first phase of expansion will take about 10 years, by which time Emirates, Fly Dubai And other airlines will move to the new airport.
