Abu Dhabi airport witnesses 22% passenger growth for April
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Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) rec
orded a 22% increase in passenger traffic for the month of April 2012 over the same period in 2011. These figures were released as part of the traffic report for Abu Dhabi International Airport. The airport in total saw passage of over 1.2 million travellers.
The growth recorded during April is mainly attributed to the healthy growth of all airlines operating from the airport. Aircraft movement has also registered 6% increase with 9,893 aircraft movements in the same month.
Eng Ahmed Al Haddabi, chief operating officer at ADAC, said: “It is encouraging to see sustained growth as we enter the second quarter of the year. Abu Dhabi International Airport is focusing its resources on delivering quality to compete with the world’s leading airports, and enabling it to cater to the expected travel peaks.”
During April, Bangkok registered the highest traffic followed by Doha, Manila, London and Jeddah as the top five routes from Abu Dhabi.
