Sharjah airport receives 7 million passengers in 2021, 1.2m in December amidst pandemic recovery – ArabianBusiness

  • Date: 10-Mar-2022
  • Source: Arabian Business
  • Sector:Defense
  • Country:Middle East
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Sharjah airport receives 7 million passengers in 2021, 1.2m in December amidst pandemic recovery – ArabianBusiness

In an indication of post-pandemic recovery, and a promising travel season ahead, Sharjah Airport served more than seven million passengers with more than 57,000 aircraft movements in 2021.

Consistent with 2019 figures, the airport had approximately 1.2 million passengers in December.

Meanwhile, the volume of cargo last year crossed 140,717 tonnes, while the volume of sea-air cargo reached 18,696 tonnes, representing a 22.27 percent increase from 2019.