Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: A recent report issued by Abu Dhabi International Airport said that more than 10 million passengers passed through the airport during the first five months of 2017, up 1.8% from the same period of the prior year.
On a monthly basis, the number of passengers declined 2% in May, the report added.
May has always been one of the slowest months of the year, being just before the summer holidays rush, acting CEO at Abu Dhabi Airports Ahmed Al Shamsi said.
India came in first and Saudi Arabia in second place in terms of the passengers’ traffic volume, growing sharply by 7.8%, affected by the significant increase in passengers to Riyadh and Jeddah for Umrah.
“The top two destinations for May were Bombay, growing by 3% due to the increase in the transfer and departure passengers, followed by London growing by 7% due to the increase in capacity by operating A380s on the route,” according to the report.
