COVID vaccines Dubai: Air travel set to soar this year

COVID vaccines Dubai: Air travel set to soar this year

Dubai Airports (DXB) is set to stage a strong rebound this year, thanks to the UAE's Covid-19 vaccination drives and the government's swift action plan, experts have said.Saj Ahmad, an analyst at London's StrategicAero Research, said Dubai Airports' passenger traffic will gradually return to its peak level as the UAE airlines such as Emirates and flydubai restore full passenger operations.“Given the absolute decimation of global air travel as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic, every single airport in the world has seen a total collapse in traffic and performance. And with Dubai International – it is no different. As the busiest international gateway in the world, that passenger numbers have fallen so sharply is a direct result of the pandemic and global lockdowns, forcing people to cancel travel plans everywhere,” Ahmad said.In 2019, Dubai Airports retained its position as world's number one international airport for the sixth consecutive year with annual traffic of 86.4 million passengers. This came despite a 3.1 per cent year-on-year decline. It had become the world's number one airport for international passengers in 2014, with passenger numbers totalling 70.4 million. “With the introduction of various Covid vaccines, it is going to take at least 18 months