Dubai airport back at ‘100% operating capacity’

  • Date: 20-Dec-2021
  • Source: Gulf Business
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:UAE
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Dubai airport back at ‘100% operating capacity’

Dubai International (DXB) airport is back at “100 per cent operating capacity” having opened the final phase of Concourse A at Terminal 3, operator Dubai Airports announced on Monday. All terminals, concourses, lounges, restaurants and retail outlets are now open. Visitors to Dubai exceeded one million during the month of October and DXB saw one million passengers per week in November, with origin-destination passengers reaching 94 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. Meanwhile Terminal 3 is expected to serve more than 1.6 million passengers in the second half of December during the month’s peak seasonal travel period, the statement added. “Reaching the point where 100 per cent of our facilities are now open and serving customers, plus the huge resurgence in passengers arriving into Dubai marks an important milestone for the aviation sector as well as for the city of Dubai and its economic growth,” said Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports. Following its complete closure in March 2020, DXB reopened Terminals 2 and 3 and Concourses B and C for normal inbound passenger operations from June 22, 2020, following the easing of international travel regulations for residents by UAE authorities. Outbound travel for UAE citizens and residents was opened on