The possibility of an average of 245,000 passengers per day in a week has been revealed at Dubai International Airport.
Dubai (Newshub Update Latest News 30 December 2022) Dubai New Air will handle 2 million passengers during the holiday season. Dubai International Airport is expected to receive an average of 245,000 passengers per day in the next 8 days from December 27. The December period prompted Dubai International Airports to issue a travel alert, urging travelers to plan their trips in advance to beat the holiday rush.
According to Newshub, Dubai International Airport expects to handle around two million passengers during the holiday season, with passenger numbers expected to see a strong recovery in 2022 and close to pre-coronavirus daily traffic numbers.
The operator of Dubai Airports has said that between December 27 and January 3, 245,000 passengers are expected to pass through the hub, known as DXB, every day.
It said December was unusually busy for DXB due to a number of factors, including seasonal tourist arrivals, the recently concluded FIFA World Cup football event in Doha and the world's most popular This includes the strengthening of Dubai's position as one of the tourist destinations. Dubai International Airport maintained its position as the world's busiest destination for international passengers in December.
In its monthly World's Busiest Airports report, the aviation consultancy said 4.6 million seats were booked for Dubai International Airport in December, up 8 percent from November and 1 million more than the next busiest airport, Heathrow. Figures show the airport handled 18.5 million passengers in the third quarter, more than doubling.
The international report found that it was the first time since 2020 that quarterly traffic reached pre-pandemic levels, surpassing the 17.8 million passengers who traveled through the airport in the first quarter of 2020 before Covid-19. What happened was that the airport's average monthly traffic exceeded six million during the third quarter.
Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai International Airports, said in an interview that security measures by the emirate's government, a growing list of tourist attractions, and people's desire to travel after two years of lockdown have made the city more attractive to tourists.
Other factors making it an attractive destination include, strong travel demand registered during the peak summer season as international borders reopened and coronavirus restrictions eased, in addition to the airport having some It benefited from smoother air traffic compared to major European airports that were left beset by delays due to increased demand following the pandemic.
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