DXB Airport Passenger Traffic Hit An All-Time High In January

Dubai International Airport has recorded all-time high passenger traffic in January, exceeding eight million people. 

DXB saw a 9.7% rise in traffic to 8,037,008 in January, up from 7,327,637 in the same month in 2016.

The main growth was thanks to Eastern Europe

Which grew 32.5%, followed by Asia – up 26.4%, South America – 18.6% and Australasia at 15.8%. 

Passenger numbers were highest in routes to the Indian subcontinent with 1,876,448 passengers, followed by Western Europe at 1,701,494.  

The top destinations were London, with 338,816 passengers, Doha with 283,341 and Kuwait at 229,068.

“It’s an auspicious start to what is sure to be another record-breaking year for DXB. 

“It provides further impetus to our DXB Plus Programme, which will enhance service and boost capacity at DXB by applying technology to improved processes. 

CEO of Dubai Airports, Phil Griffiths