SHARJAH - The Sharjah Airport received a record 13.6 million passengers in 2019, a YoY growth of 13 percent compared to 12 million passengers in 2018, Sharjah Airport Authority said at a meeting today.

The meeting, headed by Ali Salim Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Airport Authority, in the presence of Sheikh Faisal bin Saud Al Qasimi, Director of SAA, featured the key milestones of 2019 and revealed the plans and programmes to be implemented in 2020.

Al Midfa highlighted the statistics for aircraft traffic, which increased 6.45 percent to 86.5 thousand take-offs and landings as compared to 81.26 thousands in 2018 as a result of the Airport attracting new airlines and adding new flights.

"This is a response to efforts to promote Sharjah Airports importance and appeal and to the increasing number of options provided to passengers, including connections to more than 105 destinations around the world," he explained.

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