Dubai continues strong passenger traffic growth

Passenger numbers at Dubai International Airport rose to a record high in July, with strong growth from Eastern Europe and Asia. July’s figure of 7.62m was up 14% on the previous year period. In the seven months to end July, Dubai handled over 48m passengers in total. “This summer was the busiest in DXB’s history with daily traffic averaging a quarter of a million passengers across the three terminals,” said Paul Griffiths, CE of Dubai Airports. London, Doha, Mumbai, Kuwait and Bangkok were the most popular destinations served from Dubai.<br/>