Busiest travel hub in Middle East hits monthly record in July, up 14.3% from year earlier.
DUBAI - Dubai Airport, the busiest travel hub in the Middle East, said on Tuesday it hit a monthly record in July by handling 4.3 million passengers, up 14.3 percent from a year earlier.
This was the first time the airport broke the threshold of four million passengers in one month, Dubai Airports said.
It brought the total figure of passengers handled in the first seven months of this year to 26.9 million.
The airport had handled 3.77 million passengers in July 2009, while the total figure for 2009 was 42 million.
"This is an important milestone that reflects the consistent growth we have seen in recent years," said Paul Griffiths, chief executive officer of Dubai Airports.
In June, Dubai opened its second airport, the Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport. Touted to become the world's largest when completed, it will be confined to cargo in the first nine month of operation.
DUBAI - Dubai Airport, the busiest travel hub in the Middle East, said on Tuesday it hit a monthly record in July by handling 4.3 million passengers, up 14.3 percent from a year earlier.
This was the first time the airport broke the threshold of four million passengers in one month, Dubai Airports said.
It brought the total figure of passengers handled in the first seven months of this year to 26.9 million.
The airport had handled 3.77 million passengers in July 2009, while the total figure for 2009 was 42 million.
"This is an important milestone that reflects the consistent growth we have seen in recent years," said Paul Griffiths, chief executive officer of Dubai Airports.
In June, Dubai opened its second airport, the Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport. Touted to become the world's largest when completed, it will be confined to cargo in the first nine month of operation.
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