DUBAI, UAE: Dubai International (DXB) welcomed 41.3 million passengers in the first half of 2019, maintaining its position as the world’s largest international airport by traffic volume. The closure of one of DXB’s two runways between April 16th and May 30th for a complete rehabilitation programme reduced the airport’s capacity, contributing to a decline in traffic of 5.6% year on year.
Key facts and figures
A total of 41,277,749 customers travelled through DXB during the first half of 2019 (-5.6%). The closure of the southern runway for refurbishment halved the hub’s runway capacity leading to a reduction of 32% in passenger flights over a 45-day period.
Cargo
A total of 1,036,474 tonnes of airfreight was handled at DXB during the first half this year, down 18.3%. A significant portion of the cargo traffic at DXB is bellyhold which was impacted by the southern runway rehabilitation programme.
Flights
Total passenger flights during the first six months of 2019 totalled 178,383, down 11.6% from last year, also due to the 45-day closure of the southern runway.
Top destinations
India remained DXB’s top destination country by passenger numbers, with traffic for the first half reaching 5.7 million customers – propelled mainly by top city destinations Mumbai and Delhi. Saudi Arabia was number two on the list with 3.1 million customers, followed closely by the United Kingdom with 2.8 million customers. Other destination countries of note include Pakistan (1.9 million customers), the U.S. (1.5 million), and China (1.2 million).
The top three cities were London (1.6 million customers), Mumbai (1.1 million customers) and Jeddah with just over 1 million customers each.
Waiting Times: Thanks to DXB’s advanced operations centre which uses real-time information to improve service and efficiency, as well as the smart gates that help speed customers through immigration, wait times were reduced by 25%* in the first half of 2019.
Baggage volumes: A total of 35 million bags (-3.9%) passed through the airport’s advanced 175 km long baggage system during the first half.
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- Dubai Airports manages the operation and development of both of Dubai’s airports – DXB and DWC.
- As integrator, Dubai Airports works to balance the interests of all stakeholders to maintain aviation growth, protect operational resilience and ensure that service providers collaborate to provide a safe and secure service and improve the experience of our customers whilst maintaining a sustainable business.
- DXB is the world’s number one airport in terms of international passenger traffic and number three globally in terms of total passenger traffic as reported by Airports Council International.
- For traffic data, please refer to fact sheets on our website.
- More than 65 passenger carriers connect DXB to 220 airports in 215 cities across 95 countries.
- *Based on comparison of daily passenger wait times at security, immigration and emigration check points during H1 2018 and 2019.
- For hi-res images of DXB please visit our image library
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