Abu Dhabi passenger traffic up by 12.2% in May

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) released its monthly traffic report. The report showed a 12.2 per cent increase in passenger traffic for the month of May 2010, compared to the same month last year.

Cargo movements showed a strong 19.4 per cent increase for the same period, while the airport recorded a 12.4 per cent lift in aircraft movements.  

The top five destinations together recorded a passenger total of 159,609, or 19.2 per cent of all passengers travelling through Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Manila took the top spot for the first time, followed by London in second place and Doha in third.

Bangkok, affected by the recent political unrest, dropped to fourth place, leaving Bahrain in fifth place.

Ahmed Al Haddabi, Senior Vice President of Airport Operations, ADAC, said: “We continue to see double digit growth at Abu Dhabi International Airport affected mainly by the increase of traffic to major regions, where North America becomes the number one region with a growth of 104 per cent in May 2010 compared with its profile of the same period last year.

Africa comes in second with 58 per cent increase and Europe takes the third place with 16 per cent increase, while Far East came in fourth with 13 per cent increase and Middle East and Indian Subcontinent both came in 5th with 12 per cent increase. We do expect such growth to continue as we continue to add new routes and airlines to Abu Dhabi international.”

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