Abu Dhabi: India leads Abu Dhabi Worldwide Airport vacation spot by way of site visitors quantity in 2021. Round 9.32 lakhs passengers move by way of the UAE capital’s hub, regardless of COVID-19 imposed journey restrictions.
The world’s busiest airport for worldwide journey clocked 5.26 million. About 2.43 million passengers handed by way of the airport within the final three months of 2021, or 46 per cent of the passenger site visitors for all the 12 months, the Emirates Information Company (WAM) reported.
“The sharp rise in passenger site visitors over the last three months is a transparent indication that the restoration is underway and gaining momentum,” Shareef Al Hashmi, CEO, Abu Dhabi Airports instructed WAM.
International locations passing by way of Abu Dhabi Worldwide Airport in 2021:
Nation | Passenger Quantity |
India | 9,32,949 |
Pakistan | 5,50,728 |
Egypt | 4,46,883 |
United States | 2,54,201 |
Saudi Arabia | 2,44,954 |
High 5 busiest locations being served by AUH in 2021 are
Vacation spot | Passenger Quantity |
Cairo | 3,72,456 |
Islamabad | 2,09,280 |
Delhi | 1,97,012 |
Lahore | 1,84,315 |
Dhaka | 1,82,983 |
It must be famous that, 5,570,176 handed by way of Abu Dhabi Worldwide Airport in 2020. In 2021, there was a 5.5 per cent lower following the COVID disaster. On the similar time, the airport recorded a rise within the variety of flights, which amounted to 74,176 throughout 2021, a rise of 21.5 per cent in comparison with 61,034 flights in 2020.
Abu Dhabi Worldwide’s community additionally expanded considerably throughout 2021, with 103 locations now being served in comparison with 75 locations in 2020.
Abu Dhabi’s airport operator expects 10.7 million passengers to move by way of the Abu Dhabi airport in 2022, because the business continues to get better from the COVID-19-induced slowdown.