DIA clocks 23.2% increase in passenger traffic
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Recent statistics state that passenger numbers at Dubai International were on a rapid ascent in May.
The airport welcomed 6.2 million passengers, up 23.2% from last year. The figures were released by Dubai Airports.
Passenger numbers rose 23.2% to 6,267,640 compared to the 5,086,910 handled in May 2014 when the airport was reduced to one runway while a billion dollar refurbishment programme was conducted over an 80-day span. During the first five months of 2015, Dubai International welcomed 32,384,620 passengers, compared to 29,608,364 passengers last year, an increase of 9.4%.
Eastern Europe continued to be the fastest growing region in May up 85.4%,. Other regions that registered high growth include the Indian subcontinent with 33.8%, GCC at 31.1% and North America at 28%.
In terms of total passenger numbers, the Indian subcontinent outperformed rest of the regions with 372,587 passengers, followed by the GCC with 248,919 passengers and Western Europe with 172,830 passengers.
The number of flights increased dramatically in May to 34,017, an increase of 48.8% from 22,856 recorded during May 2014. Year to date flight movements reached 167,510, up 12.6% from 148,784 aircraft movements recorded during last year.
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