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Visitor traffic in Dubai nearly doubled last year, with the number of travellers arriving through various ports reaching more than 23.5 million, according to the latest data.
During the last 12 months, a total of 23,672,468 passengers arrived through all ports of the emirate, marking an 89% increase compared to the previous year.
The bulk of the traffic, totalling 21,817,022, passed through Dubai’s airports, while more than 1.6 million passengers arrived through the Hatta Border Crossing and 242,700 travellers entered via the emirate’s sea ports, according to a statement on Thursday.
On New Year’s Eve alone, the emirate saw more than 107,082 visitors, with at least 95,445 travellers arriving through Dubai Airports, 6,527 arriving via Hatta Border Crossing and 5,010 arriving via marine ports.
According to research firm Euromonitor, Dubai International was as one of the busiest airports in the world last year. The aviation hub landed the second spot in the Top 100 City Destinations Index 2022.
(Reporting by Cleofe Maceda; editing by Seban Scaria)
