Dubai Airport expects to see 78mln travellers in 2023

Dubai Airport expects to see 78mln travellers in 2023

Dubai International Airport (DXB) expects to see 78 million travellers pass through its gates in 2023 after passenger traffic more than doubled in the past year, its CEO said on Tuesday.

"With DXB forecast to welcome 78 million passengers this year, and Dubai hosting major international events including the Dubai Airshow and COP28, it will be another year of new challenges and opportunities and we are ready for them," said Paul Griffiths.

DXB, a one of the biggest international travel hubs, handled 66 million passengers in 2022, a year-on-year (y-o-y) growth of 127%, driven by strong volumes in the final quarter, the airport operator said in a statement.

In Q4, the airport recorded 19,729,155 passengers, up 67% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, making it the busiest quarter since 2019. December was the busiest month of the year with 7.1 million passengers, the first time since January 2020 that DXB’s monthly traffic hit the 7 million mark.

India was the top destination country in terms of traffic volume for DXB in 2022 as it received 9.8 million passengers.

Saudi Arabia was second with 4.9 million passengers followed by the UK (4.6 million passengers) and Pakistan (3.7 million passengers).

The number of Russians travelling through DXB