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Dubai airport 'bucks trend' with passenger growth
21 Jul 2009
Dubai airport saw a year-on-year increase in passenger numbers in June, bucking the trend of falling traffic that has been recorded at many other air travel hubs around the world.
The airport handled more than 3.36m passengers last month, an increase of 10.3% on the 3.05m that passed through the gateway in June 2008.
During the first six months of 2009, over 19.4m travellers used Dubai airport, 5% more than in the first half of the previous year.
Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai Airports, said the success of the hub was being driven by strong demand during the summer period, the expansion of Emirates and the influx of airlines launching new flights.
He added: 'The fact that Dubai International is recording double-digit passenger growth during the deepest global recession in decades bodes well for the future.
'When the current economic situation improves, Dubai will be in good shape, ready to lead the global recovery in air travel.'
The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing recently announced that it had opened a new visitor information centre at the emirate's international airport.
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The airport handled more than 3.36m passengers last month, an increase of 10.3% on the 3.05m that passed through the gateway in June 2008.
During the first six months of 2009, over 19.4m travellers used Dubai airport, 5% more than in the first half of the previous year.
Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai Airports, said the success of the hub was being driven by strong demand during the summer period, the expansion of Emirates and the influx of airlines launching new flights.
He added: 'The fact that Dubai International is recording double-digit passenger growth during the deepest global recession in decades bodes well for the future.
'When the current economic situation improves, Dubai will be in good shape, ready to lead the global recovery in air travel.'
The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing recently announced that it had opened a new visitor information centre at the emirate's international airport.
Opodo cheap flights, hotels and car hire - let the journey begin!
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