Dubai Airport to Overtake Heathrow by 2015

Al Khaleej Times25.06.2011 Aviation & Space
Dubai Airport to Overtake Heathrow by 2015

Dubai Airport to Overtake Heathrow by 2015

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Passenger volumes at Dubai International Airport are set to exceed 75 million by 2015, a top official of Dubai Airport said.

Around 3.97 million passengers passed through the world’s 4th busiest airport for international passenger traffic in May, compared with 3.65 million passengers during the same 
month in 2010.

“Passenger volumes are on course to top 51 million by year end,” Paul Griffiths, Chief Executive of Dubai Airport said in an e-mail statement to Khaleej Times.

He said Dubai Airports is expected to overtake London’s Heathrow for number one during next four year. “By 2015 we expect to overtake London Heathrow for the number one spot when passenger numbers surpass 75 million,” Griffiths said.

The year-to-date traffic stood at 20.5 million, an increase of 8.6% over the same period in 2010. Aircraft movements for the month totaled 26,969, up 4.6% from 25,790 recorded during the same period last year, the statement said.

Dubai International is the 4th busiest airport in the world in terms of international passenger traffic and cargo volumes offering connections to over 220 destinations across six continents on more than 150 airlines.

“The political instability in the Middle East has hit passenger traffic in the region, which fell by 5.6 per cent in May,” the statement said.

 

Source: Khaleej Times

 

 



 
 

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