Dubai airport on fast growth track
Dubai Airport, one of the fastest growing in terms of traffic in the world, is expected to see a record 34 million passengers this year.
By PTI |
DUBAI: Dubai Airport, one of the fastest growing in terms of traffic in the world, is expected to see a record 34 million passengers this year.
According to figures from the Dubai Civil Aviation (DCA) department, statistics for the first nine months show that the airport is well on track for such growth.
Passenger throughput reached 25.4 million between January and September compared to 21.3 million for the same period in 2006.
The freight tonnage carried through Dubai Cargo Village also rose by 11 per cent, to 1.13 tonnes as compared with 1.02 tons with the corresponding period last year.
Dubai airport, which is undergoing a USD 4.1 billion expansion, is the largest aviation hub in the Middle East and North Africa. Aircraft movements grew by 10 per cent, from 174,700 flights for the first nine months of 2006 to 192,000 flights so far this year.
Since 2000, passenger numbers at the airport have risen by at least 15 per cent each year, leading to capacity constraints that should be alleviated with new facilities opening in May next year.
In May, the first facilities of Terminal 3 and Concourse 2 will open to the public, adding substantial capacity. By 2010, Dubai airport will be able to accommodate up to 75 million passengers.
Dubai is building a second international airport at a 140-square kilometre site in Jebel Ali, which, once completed, will have six parallel runways, six concourses, two terminals and serve 120 million passengers by 2015.
According to figures from the Dubai Civil Aviation (DCA) department, statistics for the first nine months show that the airport is well on track for such growth.
Passenger throughput reached 25.4 million between January and September compared to 21.3 million for the same period in 2006.
The freight tonnage carried through Dubai Cargo Village also rose by 11 per cent, to 1.13 tonnes as compared with 1.02 tons with the corresponding period last year.
Dubai airport, which is undergoing a USD 4.1 billion expansion, is the largest aviation hub in the Middle East and North Africa. Aircraft movements grew by 10 per cent, from 174,700 flights for the first nine months of 2006 to 192,000 flights so far this year.
Since 2000, passenger numbers at the airport have risen by at least 15 per cent each year, leading to capacity constraints that should be alleviated with new facilities opening in May next year.
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In May, the first facilities of Terminal 3 and Concourse 2 will open to the public, adding substantial capacity. By 2010, Dubai airport will be able to accommodate up to 75 million passengers.
Dubai is building a second international airport at a 140-square kilometre site in Jebel Ali, which, once completed, will have six parallel runways, six concourses, two terminals and serve 120 million passengers by 2015.
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