Dubai’s Airport Beat Pre-Pandemic Passenger Numbers in First Half of 2023
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Dubai Airport has surpassed pre-pandemic levels during the initial half of 2023. However, its projection for the entire year still falls slightly short of 2019 numbers. Call it "cautious optimism."
Middle East Travel Roundup
Get the latest news from the Middle East in one easy-to-digest newsletter.Dubai International Airport announced on Tuesday that it served 41.6 million passengers in the first half of this year, exceeding figures for the same period in 2019.
The announcement follows news of Dubai surpassing its pre-pandemic tourism numbers for the first half of 2023, earlier this month.
The airport handled a total of 201,800 flights in the first half, up 13% compared to the same period in 2019. The average number of guests per flight during the first half reached 214 while the load factor was 77%.
Readjusted Forecast: The airport has also readjusted its forecast for the year from 83.6 million guests to 85 million, just 1.6% shy of its annual traffic in 2019.
Source: Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism LinkedInWhere Are the Passengers Coming From?
India (6 million passengers) Saudi Arabia (3.1 million guests) UK (2.8 million) Pakistan (2 million) U.S. (1.8 million) Russia (1.3 million) Germany (1.2 m
