UAE: Over 6.8m passengers at Dubai International in May
Over 6.8m passengers used Dubai International in May, with passenger traffic at the airport rising by 1.9% compared to the 6.7m recorded in May 2016. The figure brings the total number of passengers using the airport in the first 5 months of 2017 to nearly 37m passengers, up 6.7% year-on-year, according to Dubai Airports Monday. South America was the fastest growing region in May, with traffic rising by 60%, followed by routes to Eastern Europe, which recorded a year-on-year rise of 15.5%. In terms of passenger volumes, India topped all countries, with a total of 1.03m passengers, followed by Saudi Arabia (508,613 passengers), the UK (451,540 passengers), and Pakistan (354,924 passengers). The top cities for passenger traffic were London, Mumbai and Jeddah. <br/>
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UAE: Over 6.8m passengers at Dubai International in May
Over 6.8m passengers used Dubai International in May, with passenger traffic at the airport rising by 1.9% compared to the 6.7m recorded in May 2016. The figure brings the total number of passengers using the airport in the first 5 months of 2017 to nearly 37m passengers, up 6.7% year-on-year, according to Dubai Airports Monday. South America was the fastest growing region in May, with traffic rising by 60%, followed by routes to Eastern Europe, which recorded a year-on-year rise of 15.5%. In terms of passenger volumes, India topped all countries, with a total of 1.03m passengers, followed by Saudi Arabia (508,613 passengers), the UK (451,540 passengers), and Pakistan (354,924 passengers). The top cities for passenger traffic were London, Mumbai and Jeddah. <br/>
