Dubai – Mubasher: Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport grew 7.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2017, according to a bourse statement.
Total passenger numbers reached 22.49 million passengers in Q1-17, compared to 20.95 million in Q1-16.
Eastern Europe saw the largest growth in passenger traffic in Q1-17, rising by 33.3% year-on-year.
The appreciation of the rouble against the US dollar stimulating Russian tourist numbers in Dubai.
Passenger traffic from Asia increased by 22.6% in Q1-7 due to additional capacity from Emirates and flydubai to markets including China, Thailand and the Philippines.
