Abu Dhabi International Airport saw a 5.6 percent increase in passenger traffic in May compared to the same month last year, its operator said on Wednesday.
Abu Dhabi Airports said in a statement that a total of 1,982,010 people travelled through the airport last month, exceeding May 2015’s figure of 1,877,440.
A number of destinations witnessed strong growth in passenger traffic, with the UK exceeding its May 2015 figures by 18.4 percent last month, and Egypt recording a 24.3 percent increase over the same period last year, the statement said.
The number of travellers with Abu Dhabi as their final destination was 355,457, up by 4.6 percent while the top five routes were Bombay, Doha, London Heathrow, Manila and Jeddah respectively.
Arrival and departure transfers both showed an increase of 7.5 percent and 7.7 percent respectively compared to the same month last year, while the total number of transfer passengers recorded was 1,279,599, up by 7.6 percent.
Cargo volumes slumped in May from 73,476 metric tons in May last year to 65,644 last month, a decrease of 10.7 percent.
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