Dubai International Airport - the world’s busiest airport for international passengers

The airport, which was previously the world’s sixth busiest, registered annual traffic of just over 78 million in 2015, according to a traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports. It is an increase of 10.7% compared to 2014, partly due to DXB welcoming new airlines such as Air Canada, Eurowings and China Southern, among others, throughout the year. A total of 12 new passenger destinations were also added to the airport thanks to the ongoing network expansion of Dubai-based airlines flydubai and Emirates. DXB serves around 100 airlines that connect Dubai International to more than 240 destinations around the world. India was Dubai’s single largest destination country in 2015, with the UK in second place, followed closely by Saudi Arabia. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports said, “It’s another banner year for Dubai International where we broke records, engaged and entertained our customers in new ways, and retained our position as the world’s number one international hub. But we have no time to rest on our laurels as we are already busy testing the readiness our newest facility, the USD 1.2 billion Concourse D, which when it opens for our 70 plus airlines this quarter, will play a crucial role in helping us welcome millions of passengers in comfort and style.” Dubai International will soon open a new £830 concourse, which is planned to take the airport’s capacity to 90 million passengers a year. Emirates’ new Al Maktoum airport has a projected annual capacity of 240 million passengers.

A busy Dubai International Airport