UAE. Dubai International handled 6.8 million customers during May, a rise of +1.9% year-on-year, Dubai Airports reported today. During the first five months of 2017, the airport welcomed 36.9 million passengers, a year on-year increase of +6.7% compared to the same period last year.
South America was the fastest growing region in May, with traffic rising +60%, followed by routes to Eastern Europe which registered growth of +15.5%, and Asia (+9.7%). In terms of passenger volume, India ranked first with a total of 1,029,929 passengers, followed by Saudi Arabia (508,613), the UK (451,540), and Pakistan (354,924) while the top cities in the month were London (292,193), Mumbai (216,173) and Jeddah (178,220).
“Considering that we’ve had some record breaking months earlier in the year, including the rush of travellers during the summer holiday and Eid break last week, we are looking forward to robust growth in the first half,” said Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths.
