Dubai International Airport works to restore train link after terminal connectivity disruption; buses in use
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Dubai’s Emirates covered in Valentine’s Day roses, giant bouquet in viral video
Emirates has also announced its Valentine’s Day programme featuring speciality food, beverages, and entertainment across its flights and lounges worldwide
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Sharjah Airport passengers surge over 7m in first half of 2023
The total number of flights at Sharjah Airport during this period exceeded 46,900, showcasing a significant rise in air traffic compared to the same period last year
Abu Dhabi
UAE airport passengers surge to record 31.8m in first quarter of 2023
With a huge jump in passenger arrivals, the civil aviation sector in the UAE has managed to restore pre-pandemic passenger traffic levels
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Airport expects 500,000 passengers over Eid Al Fitr
Abu Dhabi is braced for massive passenger traffic during Eid holidays
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Dubai’s Emirates pulled by reindeers for Christmas in viral video
The video has received over 450,000 likes and 8 million views
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Abu Dhabi Airports records 4.7mn passenger traffic in third-quarter of 2022
A majority of Indian travellers contributed to the passenger numbers across the five airports in Abu Dhabi
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Emirates says massive in-bound flights surge, use digital check in
Dubai will begin to see a surge in inbound traffic from visitors who are travelling for major events and also the festive season
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Sharjah Airport records over 9 million passengers, growth rate of 141 percent
This number was recorded until the end of September, this year, as compared to 3.9 million passengers during the same time in 2021
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DXB prepares to welcome 2.1 million passengers during Oct 21-30 school holiday break
October 30 is expected to be the busiest day with daily traffic exceeding 259,000 passengers, the airport operator said
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Face masks not mandatory in Dubai airports after sweeping UAE changes
Passengers at the Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC) do not have to wear face coverings anymore
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London’s Heathrow to keep passenger cap to 100,000 until October 29
The cap, brought on by surge in air travel and staff shortage, was expected to end on September 11; It led to altercations with airlines like Emirates when first introduced
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Sharjah Airport passengers more than doubled to 6 million in first half of 2022
Resumption of flight operations, large volumes of cargo and demand for travel amid expansion of destinations are the key factors for the growth in numbers
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Dubai International Airport reclaims position as world’s busiest in July
The world’s busiest airport saw a 28 percent increase in seats compared to last month
Air travellers
DXB airport to welcome 2.4 million travellers for Eid, school holidays as northern runway reopens
Average daily traffic is expected to climb to 214,000 passengers at the DXB airport over the next two weeks, with July 2 likely to be the busiest day with traffic exceeding 235,000 travellers
Airline passengers
flydubai gears up for busiest summer in its history with record-breaking three million passengers
Over the summer period, an average of 8,500 departures per month are scheduled across flydubai’s network of 102 destinations, which exceeds pre-pandemic levels
Air transport
Dubai’s DXB airport runway project on schedule to reopen to flights on 22 June
The general forecast for 2022 remains positive with projections for annual traffic flow estimated to reach 58.3 million passengers, Sheikh Ahmed said