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29 March 2024

Passenger traffic at Dubai World Central up 95.4 per cent in H1

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By Wam

Passenger traffic at Dubai World Central (DWC) increased by more than 95 per cent in the first half of 2016, according to a report issued by Dubai Airports.

The first six months of the year saw passenger traffic reach 410,278, up 95.4 per cent compared to 209,989 passengers recorded during the corresponding period in 2015.

Passenger traffic at DWC is mainly driven by flydubai airlines, which operates 35 weekly flights to five destinations from DWC.

Further, the airline will increase its weekly flights from DWC, according to the upcoming winter flight schedule.

DWC is currently served by 17 passenger carriers, operating an average of 174 flights weekly to 39 international destinations, and is home to 34 scheduled cargo operators that fly to as many as 141 destinations worldwide.

The surge in passenger operations at DWC contributed significantly to aircraft landings and departures, which totalled 18,126 in the first half of the year, up 4.8 per cent, compared to 17,302 movements recorded during the first six months of 2015.

During the period under review, freight volumes at DWC totalled 430,132 tonnes, a decline of 2.9 per cent compared to the first half of 2015 when the airport handled 443,011 tonnes of freight.