Abu Dhabi Airports announces 4.7 million passenger traffic in 2022 third quarter.
Abu Dhabi Airports, the operator of the five airports in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, saw a surge of passenger traffic figures across Abu Dhabi International, Al Ain International, Al Bateen Executive, Delma Island, and Sir Bani Yas Island airports between July 1 and September 30 this year.
The five airports reached a total of 10,982,114 passengers by September 30, “which is equivalent to passenger traffic in 2020 and 2021 combined,” Abu Dhabi Airports said in a statement on Monday.
Passenger traffic reached 4.7 million passengers, a rise of 250 percent compared to the 1.3 million passengers, last year.
“The top five countries in terms of the passenger footfall increase during the third quarter were from India (933,640), the United Kingdom (291,576), Pakistan (265,793), Saudi Arabia (217,656) and Egypt (197,193),” the statement said.
The busiest destinations served during the third quarter included London Heathrow LHR (232,002), Mumbai International (155,294), Delhi International (130,723), Cairo International (118,885) and Kochi International Airport (101,828).
Abu Dhabi Airports expects to close 2022 with an excess of 15 million passengers.
“These figures are a demonstration of how the aviation industry has recovered remarkably. New airlines and air routes continue to be attracted to Abu Dhabi, while new and improved services have played a prominent role in accommodating the expected surging demand head-on,” Abu Dhabi Airports’ managing director and chief executive officer Jamal Salem Al Dhaheri said.
Al Dhaheri added: “For Abu Dhabi Airports, 2022 has been a year of sustained momentum, maintaining a level of excellence that we will carry forward to Q4.”
“Third-quarter statistics confirm that 49,046 Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) were recorded across the 5 airports, a significant 35 percent increase from the 36,367 ATMs in Q3 2021 in a clear demonstration of network and passenger growth. These flights were conducted between more than 100 passenger destinations on 23 airlines,” the statement added.
Abu Dhabi Airports also handled 144,083 tonnes of air freight, compared to 182,929 tonnes during the same period last year, due to airlines rebalancing the fleet between passenger and cargo aircrafts.
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