Dubai Airports posts 7.8 percent traffic growth

According to Dubai Airports, passenger at Dubai International Airport has increased 7.8 percent during the first 11 months of 2011 to 46.28 million. Passenger traffic grew by 8.9 percent in November to 4,431,673, compared to 4,070,296 in the same period in 2010. The GCC provided the largest increase in passenger numbers in November (134,491), followed by South Asia (77,375), Russia and the CIS (69,786), and Western Europe (48,830). The contraction in traffic on Middle Eastern routes continued in November, failing by 17,538 passengers. During this month, aircraft movements totalled 29,093, up 8.5 percent from 26,823 in the same month of 2010. The year to date (January-November) flight movements increased by six percent to 296,799, compared to 279,888 in the same period in 2010.