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Discuss this article (4 Comments)Dubai eyes 46m air passengers in 2010
by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Monday, 14 September 2009
PASSENGER NUMBERS: Dubai Airports expect to see 46m passengers in 2010. (Getty Images)
Dubai Airports, home to the biggest Arab airline Emirates, expects to handle 46 million passengers in 2010, it said on Monday.
The figure represents a 13.6 percent growth in passenger numbers compared to the expected 40.5 million passengers this year, the company said in an emailed statement.
“Improving economic conditions, state-of-the-art infrastructure, strong expansion by Emirates Airline and emerging low cost carrier flydubai and an open skies policy that promotes market access to other international airlines are driving this growth,” said Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports.
“Dubai is located four hours flying time from one-third of the world’s population and 12 hours from 80% of the population. New aircraft types such as the A380 and B777 ER are shrinking our globe and amplifying the attractiveness of Dubai’s strategic location for international and regional operations,” said Griffiths.
“As a result Dubai International has seen traffic triple in just 8 years. Today we have more than 125 carriers serving 210 destinations on six continents", adding that Dubai airport has the capacity to handle 75 million passengers a year.
Dubai International airport is now ranked the world’s fifth busiest airport in terms of international passengers according to Airport Council International’s (ACI) latest published figures.
Griffiths said Dubai World Central, the new airport set to open in June next year, is also expected to see 1 million passengers pass through it in 2010.
Phase 1 of the airport is being built to accommodate future traffic expansion with a single A380 compatible runway, a passenger terminal with capacity of 5 million passengers per annum (mppa) expandable to 7 mppa, a cargo terminal building capable of handling 250,000 tonnes per annum expandable to 600,000 tonnes per annum and a dedicated road link to the region’s largest port in Jebel Ali.
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Increase in Passengers
Posted by Happy Dubai Expat, Dubai, UAE on Monday 14 September 2009 at 13:11 UAE time
Neil mate - why don't you and your fellow whingers buy your own one way ticket (you can now buy a single ticket for the train to the airport too)? Leave the majority of happy expats to get on with life in a crime-free country with no sleazy politicians, sub-standard infrastructure or horizontal rain. It's not all perfect but it's a big improvement on most places I can think of. Incidentally, if you check out schools there has been no mass-exodus. Most still have waiting lists. That in my book is a pretty good barometer. Send us a postcard. Adios.
Posted by Happy Dubai Expat, Dubai, UAE on Monday 14 September 2009 at 13:11 UAE time
Neil mate - why don't you and your fellow whingers buy your own one way ticket (you can now buy a single ticket for the train to the airport too)? Leave the majority of happy expats to get on with life in a crime-free country with no sleazy politicians, sub-standard infrastructure or horizontal rain. It's not all perfect but it's a big improvement on most places I can think of. Incidentally, if you check out schools there has been no mass-exodus. Most still have waiting lists. That in my book is a pretty good barometer. Send us a postcard. Adios.
No need for one way tickets.
Posted by Telco guy, Dubai, UAE on Monday 14 September 2009 at 13:07 UAE time
Neil
If you are planning on leaving dubai you will most likely get a return ticket as it costs the same (and sometimes even less) and of course saves you the hassle (if you are, lets say, in a hurry to leave).
The critical question would be how many of the return tickets have not been utilized on the second branch of the trip.
The setup really makes hard to get accurate statistics, that and the increasing cynicism of people (or at least AB readers) makes us question every single figure we get. This is nto specific to DXB/UAE and it iwl be like this for quite a long time i am afraid.
Posted by Telco guy, Dubai, UAE on Monday 14 September 2009 at 13:07 UAE time
Neil
If you are planning on leaving dubai you will most likely get a return ticket as it costs the same (and sometimes even less) and of course saves you the hassle (if you are, lets say, in a hurry to leave).
The critical question would be how many of the return tickets have not been utilized on the second branch of the trip.
The setup really makes hard to get accurate statistics, that and the increasing cynicism of people (or at least AB readers) makes us question every single figure we get. This is nto specific to DXB/UAE and it iwl be like this for quite a long time i am afraid.
wonderful
Posted by idiot on Monday 14 September 2009 at 12:40 UAE time
well this is very wonderful, clearly dubai has not been affected by the golbal recession, well done to its visionary leaders.
Posted by idiot on Monday 14 September 2009 at 12:40 UAE time
well this is very wonderful, clearly dubai has not been affected by the golbal recession, well done to its visionary leaders.
Increase in passengers
Posted by Neil Richards, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Monday 14 September 2009 at 09:39 UAE time
passengers flying on one-way tickets from Dubai will have helped those figures as well.
Come on, when are you going to ask the tough questions such as how many onw way tickets Emirates have sold this year compared to last year.
How about trying to get to the news behind the headlines?
Rather than publishing glowing press relesases?
Posted by Neil Richards, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Monday 14 September 2009 at 09:39 UAE time
passengers flying on one-way tickets from Dubai will have helped those figures as well.
Come on, when are you going to ask the tough questions such as how many onw way tickets Emirates have sold this year compared to last year.
How about trying to get to the news behind the headlines?
Rather than publishing glowing press relesases?
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