Abu Dhabi Airport Traffic Surges

ABU DHABI — Abu Dhabi International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the region, recorded a double-digit increase of 11.2 per cent in passenger traffic in January this year.

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Published: Thu 25 Feb 2010, 10:42 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 4:47 PM

Correspondingly, aircraft movements increased by 13.3 per cent and cargo traffic saw a significant rebound, — up 25.6 per cent over the same period last year. World class conferences and exhibitions in Abu Dhabi, such as the recent World Future Energy Summit, continue to support passenger loads along with the expanding network and frequencies of Etihad Airways and the new airlines ADAC welcomed in 2009. Cargo loads show significant increases during January, with a large volume of aid sent to Haiti credited with boosting this figure.

Continuing its top-ranking of 2009, London remained the airport’s busiest destination in January followed by Bangkok and Doha. Manila and Bahrain came in fourth and fifth places respectively.

Abu Dhabi Airport Company’s Senior Vice-president of airport operations Ahmad Al Haddabi said: “Having withstood the global challenges of the economy and the aviation industry in 2009, by demonstrating a 7.3 per cent growth, the results of the first month of 2010 show that demand for air travel to and from Abu Dhabi is returning to double-digit growth figures. Encouraged by this pace of expansion we are continuing at the same time to enhance our airport services and terminal facilities for all our airline partners, passengers and customers so as to create one of the best airport experiences in the region.”

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