Dubai Airport passenger traffic up 7.2% in May
Passenger traffic through Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, rose 7.2% from a year earlier to 6.72m people in May. Traffic from eastern Europe and Gulf Arab countries grew particularly fast, the airport operator said. In the first five months of this year, traffic expanded 7.0% to 34.65m passengers. Freight volumes grew 4.7% to 226,916 tonnes in May and nearly 4% to 1.06m tonnes in the first five months. Only part of Dubai's air cargo goes through Dubai International; another facility, Dubai World Central, handles pure cargo operations.<br/>
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Dubai Airport passenger traffic up 7.2% in May
Passenger traffic through Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, rose 7.2% from a year earlier to 6.72m people in May. Traffic from eastern Europe and Gulf Arab countries grew particularly fast, the airport operator said. In the first five months of this year, traffic expanded 7.0% to 34.65m passengers. Freight volumes grew 4.7% to 226,916 tonnes in May and nearly 4% to 1.06m tonnes in the first five months. Only part of Dubai's air cargo goes through Dubai International; another facility, Dubai World Central, handles pure cargo operations.<br/>
