Dubai Airport reports 10% increase in passengers and 4.4% increase in cargo in Nov-2012

UAE's Dubai International Airport stated (24-Dec-2012) passenger traffic increased 10% year-on-year to 4.9 million in Nov-2012. The airport reported passenger traffic for the period Jan-2012 to Nov-2012 increased 13.1% year-on-year to 52.4 million. The airport said passenger traffic is on target to exceed 56.5 million for 2012, and forecast traffic would reach 66 million in 2013. The airport reported cargo traffic increased 4.4% year-on-year to 200,000 tonnes in Nov-2012. For the 11 months to Nov-2012, the airport recorded a 3.6% year-on-year increase in cargo volume to 2.1 million tonnes. [more - original PR]