Dubai Airport raises annual passenger forecast as it nears 2019 levels in first quarter – The National

Dubai Airport raises annual passenger forecast as it nears 2019 levels in first quarter – The National

Dubai International Airport (DXB) reached 95.6 per cent of its pre-pandemic levels of passenger traffic in the first quarter of this year, prompting an upwards revision in its annual forecast amid strong travel demand.

The airport handled 21.2 million passengers during the first three months of the year, up 55.8 per cent compared to the first quarter of 2022, Dubai Airports said on Tuesday.

It is the first quarter since the October-December 2019 that average monthly traffic has reached the seven million passenger mark, the state-owned airport operator said.