UAE Business: Dubai International records busiest quarter since 2020 – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Dubai International records busiest quarter since 2020 – Gulf Digital News

Dubai International (DXB) has recorded the busiest quarter since 2020 with 13.6 million passengers in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, indicating that traffic recovery is gaining momentum at the world’s busiest international hub.

This is the second consecutive quarter when passenger traffic at DXB has surpassed the 10-million mark.

Bolstered by 5.5 million in passenger traffic in March, DXB’s passenger volume was up 15.7% in Q1 2022 compared to 11.8 million passengers in the final quarter of 2021. By comparison, DXB recorded 5.7 million passengers in the first quarter of 2021.

DXB is currently connected to 193 destinations across 92 countries via 73 scheduled international carriers.

Cargo

DXB handled a total of 519,555 tonnes of cargo during the first three months of 2022, a contraction of 15.5% compared to the previous quarter (Q4 2021) during which the hub recorded 614,834 tonnes of airfreight.

Flights

Flight movements during the first quarter totalled 81,966, an increase of 5.8% compared to the last quarter of 2021 during which 77,475 flights were recorded at DXB.

Top destinations

India held its longstanding position as DXB’s top destination country with passenger traffic reaching 1.6 million, followed by Saudi Arabia (1.1 million), Pakistan (997K) and the UK (934K passengers). The top three cities in terms