Dubai, Abu Dhabi busiest international destinations for Mumbai airport

Dubai, Abu Dhabi busiest international destinations for Mumbai airport

Dubai and Abu Dhabi were the busiest destinations for Mumbai International Airport in the past year. The Indian airport handled 2.3 million passengers to and from Dubai from April 2022 to March 2023 followed by Abu Dhabi (0.8 million), London (0.7m), Singapore (0.7m), Jeddah (0.5m), Doha (0.5m), Bangkok (0.5m), Muscat (0.4m), Kuwait (0.3m) and Riyad (0.2m)

In total, 44 million passengers used Mumbai airport, including 11.2 million international passengers, during the 12-month period.

In addition to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport is connected to Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah as well.

Since UAE is home to a large number of the Indian diaspora and Dubai is one the most popular tourist destinations for Indians, UAE-India is one of the busiest air corridors in the region with millions of people travelling between the two countries every year.

Currently, around 3.5 million Indians live and work in the UAE in various fields of life. The two countries recently also signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) to boost trade and ease trade restrictions on various products.

In 2022, India was the top destination for Dubai International (DXB) airport with 9.8 million passengers, the highest from any country.

Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates was the third