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“The new third terminal at the airport has significantly increased our capacity, which means we can keep up with demand and open our doors to more airlines“ |
Mohammed Al Bulooki Vice President, Airline Marketing and Aeronautical Revenue Abu Dhabi Airports Company |
UAE. Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today announced a +12% year-on-year rise in passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport for April.
Aircraft movements increased by +5% and, significantly, origin & destination passengers rose by +13.7% during the month.
Conferences and exhibitions held in Abu Dhabi in April, such as Cityscape Abu Dhabi, were among the main contributing factors to the traffic increase. Numbers were also boosted by the arrival of new Sudanese airline, Sun Air, with three weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Khartoum; and Etihad Airways commencing daily flights to Melbourne, Australia.
London remained in top position as Abu Dhabi’s busiest route, with Bangkok in second place followed by Doha, Bahrain and Jeddah.
The Indian subcontinent continued to see strong growth thanks to competitive pricing and high volume workforce traffic.
Traffic to and from India increased by +29.2%, while UK traffic increased by +15.1%. Pakistan was Abu Dhabi’s third-largest market with a traffic increase of +13.9%. Australia continued to see strong growth, becoming the airport’s ninth-largest market after a traffic increase of +35.4% year-on-year, driven by Etihad’s new Melbourne route.
ADAC Vice President of Airline Marketing and Aeronautical Revenue Mohammed Al Bulooki said: “Worldwide, April is a month where a lot of business travel increases; and this is clearly reflected in the traffic figures. Also the fact that we have seen a +13.7% increase in origin & destination traffic further assures us that Abu Dhabi is growing strongly as a destination.
“We keep attracting new airlines to Abu Dhabi International Airport, which is testament to the quality of services and facilities we provide, as well as the increasing interest in Abu Dhabi as a global business and tourism destination.
“The new third terminal at the airport has significantly increased our capacity, which means we can keep up with demand and open our doors to more airlines wishing to establish routes to Abu Dhabi in the future.”
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