Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) released its monthly traffic report Wednesday, which showed a 12.2 per cent increase in passenger traffic in May compared to the same month last year.

Cargo movements showed a 19.4 per cent increase for the same period, and the airport recorded a 12.4 per cent lift in aircraft movements.

The top five destinations together recorded a passenger total of 159,609, or 19.2 per cent of all passengers travelling through Abu Dhabi International Airport. Manila took the top spot for the first time, followed by London the second place and Doha the third. Bangkok, affected by the recent political unrest, dropped to fourth place, leaving Bahrain in fifth.

Ahmad Al Haddabi, Senior Vice-President of Airport Operations, ADAC, said: "We continue to see double-digit growth... [as] North America becomes the number one region with a growth of 104 per cent in May 2010."

  • 104% growth in traffic to North America
  • 19.2% of all passengers travelled to top-five destinations