UAE airports experience 56.3% growth in Q1 with 31.8 million passengers: GCAA

UAE airports experience 56.3% growth in Q1 with 31.8 million passengers: GCAA

ABU DHABI, 2nd May, 2023 (WAM) -- Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has announced that the number of passengers travelling through the country's airports during the first quarter of 2023 increased by 56.3% compared to the same period in 2022. This increase indicates the success of the aviation sector in restoring pre-Covid-19 passenger traffic levels.

In a statement to Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al Suwaidi said that during Q1 2023, the number of passengers through the UAE's airports reached approximately 31,862,635, an increase of more than 11.48 million passengers from the same period in 2022, where about 20,381,324 passengers were recorded.

The GCAA Director-General emphasised that the UAE civil aviation sector has managed to restore pre-pandemic passenger traffic levels. He explained that the numbers recorded in the first quarter confirm global confidence in the country's civil aviation sector and its ability to recover and achieve growth.

Al Suwaidi also expressed his expectations for the continued growth of air traffic in the UAE's airports this year, thanks to the achievements of the aviation sector. He highlighted the successes of the civil aviation sector in the classification of three national low-cost carriers - Air Arabia, flydubai, and Wizz