Dubai airport expected to handle 2m passengers over ‘busy’ holiday season

Dubai airport expected to handle 2m passengers over ‘busy’ holiday season

DUBAI: Dubai International Airport retained its position as the world’s busiest for international passengers.  Dubai International Airport expects to handle about two million passengers over the busy holiday season, capping off a strong recovery in 2022 and edging closer to pre-coronavirus daily traffic numbers. As many as 245,000 passengers are expected to pass through the hub, known as DXB, daily between December 27 and January 3, operator Dubai Airports said on Tuesday.

“DXB will remain exceptionally busy over the remainder of the holiday season and well into the New Year,” Dubai Airports said. “December has been exceptionally busy for DXB due to a combination of factors, including the seasonal influx of visitors, the recently concluded World Cup football event in Doha and the strength of Dubai’s position as one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations.”

The airport retained its position as the world’s busiest for international passengers in December, ahead of major hubs such as London’s Heathrow and spurred on by the rebound of Emirates airline.

Dubai International Airport had 4.6 million seats in December, an increase of 8 per cent from November and slightly more than a million seats than the next busiest airport, Heathrow, aviation consultancy OAG said in its