Flights from Italy, USA and India Fuel Tangible Increase in Abu Dhabi International Airport Traffic
27-Jun-2015 Abu Dhabi International Airport released figures today for the month of May 2015 that show overall passenger traffic was up by 14.9% for the month compared to May 2014 with 1,877,440 passengers passing through the airport, made possible by nearly 15,000 aircraft movements.
The published figures included the number of passengers to and from Italy, which have grown by 166.5% compared to May 2014 to over 50,000 passengers, as Alitalia's newly opened routes to Milan and Venice started to take effect. In addition, passengers flying to and from the United States also registered similar increase with more than 106,000 passengers last month, translating into 49% growth in traffic compared with May 2014.
In terms of passenger numbers, India topped the list in May with over 305,000 passengers, up by 58.6% from the same period last year.
Cargo traffic also showed healthy growth with 9.8% increase in overall tonnage to 73,476 compared to 66,944 in May last year.
Eng. Ahmad Al Haddabi, Chief Operations Officer at Abu Dhabi Airports, said, "May was an excellent month for us, and we continue to see strong growth across all key sectors with both passenger and cargo facilities running smoothly. The ability to handle increases in traffic on this scale, month after month, is a testament to the efforts and experience of our operations team, as well as a clear indication of our national carrier Etihad's strong continued growth. With this trend forecast to continue, we remain committed to maintaining and improving levels of customer service, in order to ensure an outstanding experience for passengers at Abu Dhabi International Airport."
In May 2015, the top five destinations from Abu Dhabi International Airport were Mumbai, Manila, London Heathrow, Doha and Bangkok. The top five destinations accounted for 16% of all traffic.
Traffic Summary:
Traffic May Year to date
This Year Last Year % Var This Year Last Year % Var
Passengers (000) 1,877,440 1,633,700 14.9% 9,263,497 7,814,193 18.5%
Total Aircraft Movements 14,725 12,931 13.9% 70,521 61,195 15.2%
Cargo (tonnes) 73,476 66,944 9.8% 341,333 310,347 10.0%