UAE: 1.86m passengers pass through Abu Dhabi Airport

A total of 1.86m passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International in Nov 2015, marking a 4.4% increase in passenger traffic compared to the 1.78m seen in Nov 2015. The figure brings the total number of passengers who used the airport in the first 11 months of the year to 22.3m — up 5.3% year-on-year. Abu Dhabi Airports said there was a 38.6% increase in passenger traffic through Terminal 3 in November compared to the same month last year, with the traffic there reaching 1.3m passengers. Traffic to and from Saudi Arabia saw a surge in November, jumping 43.5% year-on-year. Meanwhile, total aircraft movements rose marginally during the month, reaching 14,272 (up 1.7%). Cargo traffic also experienced slow growth in November, rising 1.3% year-on-year. <br/>