4-Sep-2015 11:21 AM
Dubai International Airport pax up 30%, cargo up 8% in Jul-2015
Dubai International Airport reported (03-Sep-2015) a 29.6% year-on-year increase in passenger numbers to 6.7 million and an 8.0% increase in cargo to 205,526 tonnes in Jul-2015. Eastern Europe had the highest growth rate during the period, with routes to the region registering an increase of 77.6%, driven mainly by flydubai's new services to Slovakia, Bosnia, Bulgaria and Croatia, and Emirates service to Hungary. Aircraft movements in creased 35.0% to 33,650. [more - original PR]