The airport recorded a pointy 38.8% improve in flights from the identical interval in 2021
Abu Dhabi Airports at present launched its passenger site visitors outcomes for the primary quarter of 2022. It revealed that the airport welcomed 2.56 million company, greater than triple the quantity seen throughout the identical interval final 12 months, on the again of resurgent demand and the ensuing introduction of recent frequencies, routes and companies.
First quarter statistics affirm that 2,563,297 passengers have been served in comparison with 807,310 in Q1 2021, a rise of 218% as Covid-19 associated journey restrictions throughout the globe eased and markets re-opened.
The airport recorded 22,689 flights through the interval in comparison with 16,351 in 2021, a pointy improve of 38.8%.
“The primary quarter continued to construct on the momentum we noticed in This fall 2021 as journey restrictions eased additional, markets re-opened and airways deployed capability to accommodate the ensuing surge in demand,” stated Shareef Hashim Al Hashmi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Airports.
He added, “There is no such thing as a doubt that developments resembling the relief of journey restrictions to and from India, the re-opening of Australia and Singapore and the removing of obligatory PCR testing for passengers travelling to Abu Dhabi supplied additional raise.”
Because of this, Abu Dhabi Worldwide Airport welcomed the enlargement of operations by residence carriers Etihad Airways, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the launch of 10 new routes in addition to the introduction of recent carriers Go First and Pegasus Airways.
Load components have additionally doubled with the common passenger load issue reaching 70% through the first three months of the 12 months versus 35% throughout the identical interval in 2021. The airport now presents flights to 99 locations throughout the globe on 26 airways in comparison with 81 locations on 18 carriers throughout Q1 2021.
The highest 5 nations when it comes to passenger volumes through the interval have been India (515,927), Pakistan (253,874), United Kingdom (170,620), KSA (137,582) and Egypt (127,009). The busiest locations being served by AUH throughout Q1 included London (123,055), Delhi (103,472), Islamabad (101,476), Kochi (90,022) and Dhaka (89,272).
Clients continued to fee service ranges extremely at Abu Dhabi Worldwide through the first three months of 2022 throughout a variety of metrics together with airport cleanliness (98.4%), feeling protected and safe (98.2%), happiness index (96.4%) and well being security (97.4%).
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The general satisfaction rating as measured by Airports Council Worldwide (ACI) was 91.8%.
Abu Dhabi Worldwide additionally acquired ACI’s Airport Well being Accreditation for the second 12 months working in recognition of continued efforts to boost well being and security measures in accordance with worldwide requirements.
First quarter baggage service was equally sturdy as a complete of 1,737,290 baggage have been processed by the airport’s baggage system through the first three months of the 12 months with a supply success fee of 99.8%.
The airport additionally dealt with 144,114 tonnes of air freight through the first quarter, a decline of 15.7% in comparison with the 170,876 tonnes dealt with throughout the identical interval final 12 months primarily because of the redeployment of cargo capability to help passenger operations.
The airport processed 1,835 tonnes of mail through the interval in comparison with 2,518 tonnes throughout Q1 2021, down 27.1% for a similar motive.
High cargo markets through the interval included the Netherlands (12,835 tonnes) and India (12,720 tonnes).