Dubai drives UAE's air traffic growth in January with 51,851 Air Traffic Movement
Dubai The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said it recorded higher growth rates in January 2010 air traffic movements compared to the same month last year, despite the global economic downturn.
Dubai ranked first with 24,338 movements or almost 47 per cent of the UAE total.
Overflights followed with 11,006 or 21 per cent. Abu Dhabi ranked third with 7,733 movements, and Sharjah International Airport had 5,095.
There were 3,021 local flights comprising 5.8 per cent, putting them in fourth place.
Fujairah International Airport had 366 movements, while Al Ain Airport and Ras Al Khaimah international airports had 181 and 111 respectively.
The three airports together represented 1.2 per cent of total UAE flights last January.
"In spite of the challenges facing the civil aviation industry in many parts of the world, the UAE was able to maintain its growth," said Saif Mohammad Al Suwaidi, general manager of the GCAA.
He added that this year the GCAA will seek to strengthen its own and the UAE's position in the global aviation industry, to ensure an adequate environment for continued growth and development at the legislative, regulatory and training levels.
