Dubai International (DXB) has raised the bar on its contribution to Dubai’s economic system by welcoming a file 44.9 million company throughout the first six months of this 12 months, marking an 8% year-on-year enhance in company.
DXB has established its place as a globally most well-liked gateway, boosted by sturdy connectivity with key worldwide markets, whereas reaffirming its central function in supporting Dubai’s financial progress.
Dubai attracted 9.31 million worldwide guests in H1 2024, reflecting its burgeoning attraction as a worldwide hub for expertise, enterprises, and traders. These figures, lately launched by Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism, tie in carefully with the expansion of Dubai’s GDP, which reached AED115 billion in Q1 2024, up 3.2% from the earlier 12 months.
Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, commented, “The record-breaking performance in the first half of this year highlights our strategic importance as a global aviation hub.”
He added, “Strong demand from key source markets such as India and the gradual but certain resurgence of markets, such as China, have been instrumental in our success. We have a very optimistic outlook for the remainder of the year, and we are on track to break records with 91.8 million annual guests forecasted for 2024.”
The measurement and significance of DXB’s established and rising markets, together with South Asia, Western Europe, the GCC, and East Asia, have performed an important function within the airport’s continued success. In the primary half of 2024, India stays DXB’s prime vacation spot nation with 6.1 million passengers, whereas visitors from China exceeded 1 million passengers, representing 80% year-on-year progress and a 90% restoration in comparison with 2019 ranges.
DXB’s prime vacation spot nations after India are Saudi Arabia with 3.7 million company, the United Kingdom with 2.9 million company and Pakistan with 2.3 million company.
Other vital markets embrace the United States (1.7 million company), Russia (1.3 million), and Germany (1.3 million). The prime three metropolis locations have been London with 1.8 million company, Riyadh (1.6 million), and Mumbai (1.2 million).
DXB is related to 269 locations throughout 106 nations, served by 101 worldwide airways, reinforcing Dubai’s place as a number one international enterprise and logistics hub.
The complete variety of flight actions reached 216,000, a 7.2% enhance in comparison with the primary six months of final 12 months. The busiest month was January with 7.9 million company.
DXB effectively managed 39.7 million baggage within the first half of the 12 months, a 6.7% year-on-year enhance, marking the highest-ever baggage quantity dealt with in H1 2024.
Additionally, 92% of all arriving baggage was delivered to company terminating at DXB inside 45 minutes of the plane arriving on stand.
The common variety of company per plane motion was 213, and the load issue remained regular at 77% in comparison with H1 2023. Direct visitors accounted for 56% of the entire, witnessing a slight enhance, whereas switch visitors comprised 44%.
Meanwhile, throughout the second quarter of 2024, the airport noticed 21.8 million company, a rise of seven.5% in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months and complete actions have been recorded at 107,000.
The real-time monitoring system used at DXB helps the airport anticipate and forestall queues from increase throughout touchpoints, making certain a smoother and extra environment friendly journey for all company.
During H1, 98% of company skilled lower than 10 minutes of wait instances at departure passport management, and the identical proportion waited lower than quarter-hour at arrival passport management. 95% of company at departure safety screening waited lower than three minutes.