Dubai passenger traffic increases to 10.4% in May
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Passenger numbers at Dubai International increased 10.4% year on year according to monthly traffic report for May issued by airport operator Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic reached 4,388,614 in May 2012 compared to the 3,976,633 passengers during the same month in 2011. The performance in the first five months of the year has pushed the year to date traffic to 23,216,893, an increase of 13.2% over 20,502,009 passengers recorded during the corresponding period in 2011.
The AGCC recorded an increase in total passenger numbers in May (+105,052 passengers), followed by Africa (+61,306), Western Europe (+57,602) and the Indian subcontinent (+55,330). In terms of percentage growth, traffic on South American routes surged 114.2%, albeit from a low base. Russia and CIS benefited from flydubai’s ongoing expansion with traffic increasing 43.7%. Middle East passenger traffic continues to be affected by the instability in the region with a contraction of 2.5% in May.
Aircraft movements for the month totalled 28,304, an increase of 5% compared to the 26,969 movements recorded during the same period last year. The number of year to date aircraft movements reached 142,821 compared with 133,271 recorded during the corresponding period in 2011, an increase of 7.2%.