Abu Dhabi Airport sees rise in traffic in May
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Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has released its monthly traffic report, which showed a 12.2% increase in passenger traffic for the month of May 2010, compared to the same period last year. Cargo movements showed a strong 19.4% increase for the same period, while the airport recorded a 12.4% lift in aircraft movements. The top five destinations together recorded a passenger total of 159,609, or 19.2% of all passengers travelling through Abu Dhabi International Airport. Manila took the top spot for the first time, followed by London in second place and Doha in third. Bangkok, affected by the recent political unrest, dropped to fourth place, leaving Bahrain in fifth place. Ahmed Al Haddabi, Senior Vice President of Airport Operations, ADAC, said: “We continue to see double digit growth at Abu Dhabi International Airport affected mainly by the increase of traffic to major regions, where North America became the number one region with a growth of 104% in May 2010 compared with its profile of the same period last year. “Africa came in second with a 58% increase while Europe took third place with a 16% increase. The Far East came in fourth with a 13% increase and the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent tied for fifth place with a 12% increase. We do expect such growth to continue as we continue to add new routes and airlines to Abu Dhabi International.”
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