Dubai airport retains world’s number one title
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Dubai International airport is once again the world’s number one hub for international passengers.
It witnessed more than 78 million passengers in 2015, according to a traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports.
Boosted by the growth of some 100 airlines that connect Dubai International to more than 240 destinations around the world, annual passenger traffic at DXB surged 10.7%.
Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, said: “It’s another banner year for Dubai International where we broke records, engaged and entertained our customers in new ways, and retained our position as the world’s number one international hub. But we have no time to rest on our laurels as we are already busy testing the readiness our newest facility, the $1.2 billion Concourse D, which when it opens for our 70 plus airlines this quarter, will play a crucial role in helping us welcome millions of passengers in comfort and style.”
During the year Dubai International airport welcomed new airlines including Air Canada from Toronto, Eurowings from Cologne and China Southern from Wuhan, among others. There were also 12 new passenger destinations with the ongoing network expansion of Dubai-based airlines flydubai and Emirates.
India retained its position as Dubai’s single largest destination country in 2015 with 10,391,376 passengers while the UK came in second with 5,682,307 passengers and Saudi Arabia third at 5,466,358.
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