UAE Business: Dubai stays world’s busiest international airport – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Dubai stays world’s busiest international airport – Gulf Digital News

Dubai is on track to achieve fast recovery, even as its airport has retained its position as the world’s busiest international airport with 29.1 million passengers in 2021, said Jamal al Hai, Deputy CEO of Dubai Airports.

Delivering the welcome address at the Airport Innovation & Development Conference at Gulf Airport Leaders’ Forum (GALF) held along the 21st edition of Airport Show in Dubai, Al Hai said: “We are on the right track and Dubai proudly retained its position as the world’s busiest international airport in 2021 with 29.1 million passengers and just last week Dubai Airport announced registered its busiest quarter since 2020.”

Welcoming the delegates, he said Global Airport Leaders’ Forum is organised in-person after two years of pandemic, marking a new healed era of aviation.

“This is in fact the outcome of a successful handling of the crisis and what you see in Dubai today is the outcome of a flawless response to the pandemic achieved through a balance between protecting the health and wellbeing of the people while minimising impact on business and economy.”

The 9th edition of GALF opened in Dubai along with the 21st edition of Airport Show with a call to adopt new technologies that can help