Dubai Airport Traffic Records Two-Thirds of its Pre-Pandemic Level

Dubai Airport Traffic Records Two-Thirds of its Pre-Pandemic Level

Dubai International Airport said the latest figures showed that the traffic volume during H1 2022 represents 67.5% of the its pre-pandemic passenger traffic during the same period in 2019.

The airport screened 27.9 million passengers in the first half of the year despite a significant reduction in capacity resulting from the 45-day closure of its northern runway in May-June for a major refurbishment project.

Maintaining its growth recovery for the ninth successive quarter since the start of the pandemic, the airport recorded 14.2 million passengers in Q2 2022, a year-on-year jump of 190.6%.

The hub welcomed a total of 27,884,888 passengers in the first half of the year, up 161.9% compared to H1 2021.

India remained the airport’s top destination country by passenger numbers with traffic for H1 2022 reaching four million passengers – driven primarily by top city destinations such as Mumbai, Delhi, and Hyderabad.

Saudi Arabia came second on the list with two million passengers, followed closely by the United Kingdom with 1.9 million passengers. Other country destinations of note include Pakistan (1.7 million passengers), and the United States (1.4 million passengers).

The top three cities were London with 1.3 million passengers, Riyadh 910,000 passengers, and Mumbai 726,000 passengers.

CEO of Dubai Airports Paul Griffiths