Dubai International passenger traffic grows 7.7 percent in January

Dubai International passenger traffic up 7.7% in January by welcoming more than 6.8 million passengers, its operator said last week. According to the traffic report issued by Dubai Airports, passenger traffic rose 7.7 percent to 6,895,668 in January, up from 6,400,706 in the same month in 2014. This follows Dubai International’s performance in 2014 during which the airport welcomed 70.4 million passengers to claim the title of the world’s number one airport for international passenger traffic. Regionally, Eastern Europe remained the fastest-expanding market in terms of percentage growth (up 71.9 per cent), followed by North America (up 16.9 percent), the Indian subcontinent (up 12.2 percent) and Asia (up 10.5 percent). Most markets were boosted in January by holiday traffic as well as visitors to the annual Dubai Shopping Festival, a statement said.