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Dubai handles record passenger traffic in first half of 2008
Dubai International Airport (DIA) handled a record 18.46 million passengers in the first half of 2008, registering a growth of 13.8 per cent over the first half of 2007.
- Staff Report
- Published: 15:02 July 20, 2008
Dubai:Dubai International Airport (DIA) handled a record 18.46 million passengers in the first half of 2008, registering a growth of 13.8 per cent over the first half of 2007.
The airport handled an average of three million passengers per month throughout the first half this year, making it the busiest period in the airport's history.
The record growth in the first half this year means that, as in the previous few years, Dubai International Airport will exceed its projected annual figure this year. Some 40 million passengers are expected to use the airport in 2008.
Dubai International Aiport was the world's fastest growing airport in 2007 in terms of international passenger throughput, with a growth of 19.31 per cent or 34.34 million passengers.
During the period under review, March was the busiest month for the airport with 3.25 million passengers, while February recorded the highest growth rate at 18.8 per cent.
Monthly passenger throughput crossed the three million mark throughout the first half except in February when, at 2.97 million, the figure was just shy of the record mark. The average passenger movement per day at Dubai International Airport has increased to nearly 100,000.
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