ADIA witness 22.8% passenger increase
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Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) announ
ced that Abu Dhabi International Airport (ADIA) witnessed 7,050,646 passengers during the first half of 2012, a significant increase of 22.8% compared to the same period in 2011.
Abu Dhabi International Airport also witnessed a surge in aircraft movements, which climbed by 3.6% to a total of 58,937 movements during January-June 2012.
Eng Ahmad Al Haddabi, chief operating officer at ADAC, said: “The strong double digit growth reveals increasing attractiveness of Abu Dhabi as a leisure and business destination and also as an aviation hub. We look forward to developing the airport and its services over the coming years to allow and encourage further growth.”
The report also revealed the top routes from Abu Dhabi International Airport during the first six months of 2012 to be Bangkok, Doha, Manila, London and Jeddah, generating collectively 20% of the traffic at the capital’s airport. Furthermore, the Far East achieved a 38% share of passenger movements, followed by the Middle East with 25% and Europe with 21% during the first half of 2012 at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
The capital’s airport also welcomed 1,232,298 passengers during the month of June this year, with a significant growth of 25.3% compared to same period last year, with 9,858 aircraft movements registered during June 2012. The traffic report for the month of June 2012 also showed that cargo shipment was also on the rise as it increased by 29.1% in comparison with the same period last year, with the airport handling 47,632 tonnes of cargo.
