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Dubai plans new airport as it shatters previous passenger numbers

The city-state's second airport is hosting the biennial Dubai Air Show

The Independent UK

Dubai International Airport, busiest for world travel, sees record 92.3 million passengers in 2024

Officials say Dubai International Airport saw a record 92.3 million passengers pass through its terminals in 2024

The Independent UK

Dubai International Airport Sets Record With 92.3 Million Passengers

Dubai International Airport achieves record passenger numbers in 2024, plans to transition operations to Al Maktoum International Airport for future growth.

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India advises its citizens to reschedule non-essential travel as UAE reels through historic floods

Indian embassy in UAE advises rescheduling non-essential travel due to unprecedented rains causing massive flooding in Dubai.

The Hindu

Photos: UAE sees its heaviest rains in 75 years

Schools and businesses were closed across the United Arab Emirates after about a year's worth of rain fell in a single day. Flooding has also disrupted travel at Dubai International Airport.

WEKU

Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in the United Arab Emirates

By the end of Tuesday, more than 5.59 inches of rain had soaked Dubai over 24 hours. An average year sees 3.73 inches at Dubai International Airport, which partially flooded and halted arrivals.

WEKU

Dubai International Airport, world's busiest, on track to beat 2019 pre-pandemic passenger figures

Passenger numbers at Dubai International Airport this year will eclipse the pre-pandemic passenger figures in 2019, showing the strong rebound in travel after the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns that grounded aircraft worldwide

The Independent UK

Dubai airport serves 41.6 million passengers, topping pre-pandemic traffic

Dubai International Airport has been the world’s busiest international airport for the past decade.

Al Jazeera

Dubai International Airport sees 41.6 million passengers in first half of year, more than in 2019

Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, says it served 41.6 million passengers in the first half of this year

The Independent UK

Dubai main airport sees over 21.2M passengers in early 2023

Dubai International Airport had over 21.2 million passengers pass through its terminals in the first quarter of this year

The Independent UK

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Carrier Emirates Test Flies Boeing 777 on Sustainable Fuel

Long-haul carrier Emirates successfully flew a Boeing 777 on a test flight Monday with one engine entirely powered by so-called sustainable aviation fuel. This comes as carriers worldwide try to lessen their carbon footprint. Flight No. EK2646 flew for just under an hour over the coastline of the United Arab…

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Dubai Airport Traffic Records Two-Thirds of its Pre-Pandemic Level

Dubai International Airport said the latest figures showed that the traffic volume during H1 2022 represents 67.5% of the its pre-pandemic passenger traffic during the same period in 2019. The airport screened 27.9 million passengers in the first half of the year despite a significant reduction in capacity resulting from…

The Independent UK

Dubai sees air travel surge, expects FIFA World Cup boost

The chief executive of Dubai International Airport says the hub saw a surge in passengers over the first half of 2022 as pandemic restrictions eased

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dubai Airport Expects 55.1 Mln Travelers in 2022

Dubai organized 120 events in cooperation with the public and private sectors during 2021, which directly contributed to raising the number of visitors to the emirate. Dubai Airport has maintained its position as the world’s busiest international airport with 29.1 million passengers last year, with a relative increase estimated at…

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The Independent UK

Travel is back: Dubai airport logs busiest quarter in years

Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, has handled over 13.6 million passengers in the first three months of 2022 — more than double last year’s number in a clear sign that a long-awaited travel revival has come to the global aviation hub

The Hindu

Delhi’s IGI airport was the 2nd busiest in the world in March

It replaced Dubai International Airport; was at the 23rd position in March 2019

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dubai Airport Is Busiest for Global Travel as Virus Persists

Dubai's main airport said Tuesday it has retained its top place as the world's busiest for international travel with around 29 million passengers shuttling through the global gateway last year. The 2021 passenger figures are encouraging for the tourism-driven economy of Dubai, regarded as a critical link between East and…

Reuters

Emirates flight to Washington flew too low on take-off, investigators say

An Emirates flight to Washington in December flew too low as it took off from Dubai International Airport and over an adjacent inner-city neighbourhood, investigators said on Thursday.

Benzinga

Wynn Resorts To Develop Integrated Resort In Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

Wynn Resorts Ltd (NASDAQ:WYNN), along with UAE property developer Marjan and RAK Hospitality Holding, plans a multibillion-dollar integrated resort development on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The integrated resort will be developed with significant foreign direct investment by Wynn Resorts. The proposed integrated resort is the first beach resort being…

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