Dubai International records 5.9m passengers in June
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Recent statistics report that Dubai International welcomed 5.9 million passengers in June. The statistic were issued by Dubai Airports.
Passenger traffic during June increased 16.7% to 5,914,671, compared to 5,067,726 during 2014. The year to date traffic surged 10.4% to reach 38,299,291, compared to 34,676,090 during 2014. The increase in traffic during June can be attributed to runway refurbishment project between May and July last year. The surge in traffic was countered by a drop in number of passengers during Ramadan which fell in June this year.
Regionally, traditional markets such as the Indian subcontinent (+281,393 passengers) and the AGCC (+154,294) led the growth followed by Western Europe (+121,919), Africa (+71,065) and North America (+61,535 passengers). Eastern Europe at 75.9% was the top region in terms of percentage growth. Russia and CIS was at 28.6% also witnessed robust growth.
Dubai International recorded total aircraft movements of 32,114, up 45.8% compared to 22,031 recorded during June 2014. Year to date aircraft movements totalled 199,624, rising 16.9% from the 170,815 movements recorded during first half of 2014.
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