According to the latest data from operator Dubai Airports, Over 8 million passengers used Dubai International airport in July as the airport recorded its busiest month on record. The figure for passenger numbers in July marks a 5.9 per cent increase from the 7.6 million passengers passing through the airport in the same month in 2016. It also brings the total number of passengers using the airport in the first seven months of 2017 to 48 million passengers, up 6.2 per cent year-on-year. South America was the fastest growing region in July, with traffic surging 59 per cent. It was followed by Asia, at 20 per cent, with China and Thailand as top contributors to traffic from Dubai. In terms of destinations, India retained its position as the top country with over 1 million passengers, followed by the UK (610,151 passengers) and Saudi Arabia (571,170 passengers).