Dubai International Airport Passenger Traffic Hits 40.9 Million

Saeed al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airports, and also chief executive of Emirates Airline, said the results were exceptionally good given the contraction in traffic around the globe. He said “If we can set the records in a tough economic environment the sky is the limit for what we can achieve when conditions improve.” According to Airports International, Dubai International was one of four hubs among the top 50 to report positive passenger growth during the first nine months of the year. The other hubs were Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, and Cairo. The airport projects international passenger traffic will increase by 13.6 percent this year to reach 46 million passengers.