Dubai International Airport raises 2022 passenger traffic forecast to 58.3 million
The world’s busiest hub records its busiest quarter since 2020 as transit traffic rebounds Dubai International Airport has raised its annual passenger traffic forecast for 2022 to 58.3 million, from an earlier projection of 57 million. The world’s busiest international airport recorded its busiest quarter since 2020 in the first three months of this year. Passenger traffic more than doubled during the reporting period to 13.6 million travellers, from 5.7 million in the same quarter a year ago, state-owned operator Dubai Airports said on Thursday. The recovery recorded over the past consecutive quarters was initially led by point-to-point traffic, which continues to exceed pre-coronavirus levels, said Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai Airports. However, the opening of borders in many key markets resulted in transfer traffic rebounding to 60 per cent of 2019 levels, he said. The airport’s performance is a “direct outcome of Dubai’s clear strategy and efforts to restore ...