In 2017, Dubai International Airport served 88.2 million passengers.
Dubai, UAE. In 2017, Dubai International Airport served 88.2 million passengers, which allowed it to maintain the title of the busiest aviation harbor in the world. A record passenger flow - over 8 million passengers - was recorded in January, July and August. It must be emphasized that the number of passengers from Russia increased by 28% - up to 1,339,534.
Last year, the airport began to accept flights of new airlines: SalamAir, Badr Airlines and Air Moldova, while Emirates carriers Emirates and Flydubai added 3 and 10 new routes, respectively.
It is also noted that immigrants from India dominated among passengers at the Dubai International Airport (over 12 million passengers). The harbor was also very popular with the British (6.4 million passengers) and the Saudis (6.3 million).
