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Abu Dhabi Airport sustains 32.8 per cent passenger growth
The Abu Dhabi International Airport on Tuesday reported a passenger growth of 32.8 per cent in October.
- Staff Report
- Published: 14:14 November 25, 2008
- Passenger growth at Abu Dhabi International Airport was 32.8 per cent for the first 10 months of the year for a total of 7.5 million passengers.
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Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi International Airport on Tuesday reported a passenger growth of 32.8 per cent in October.
At current rates, the UAE capital's main aviation hub remains on course to approach the nine million passengers a year milestone by the end of 2008.
The Abu Dhabi airport has already served 7.5 million passengers in the first 10 months and over 8.7 million in the trailing twelve months, representing a 34 per cent increase.
Passenger figures for October, versus the same month in 2007, showed similar growth with an increase of exactly 32.0 per cent with aircraft movements up 7.5 per cent and cargo posting a similar 7.9 percent increase.
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