Hamad International Airport posts record passenger month in July

QATAR. Hamad International Airport served 13.7 million passengers in the third quarter of 2024, recording a robust +7.9% growth year-on-year. The result included a record-breaking July, which saw 4,742,068 passengers pass through the Doha gateway.

The equivalent numbers for August and September were 4,717,885 and 4,246,742 respectively.

Inside Hamad International Airport, where the outstanding retail and food & beverage environments are helping to drive consistently high passenger numbers

Point-to-point traffic experienced +11.1% year-on-year growth across Q3, contributing strongly to the airport’s overall performance.

Key passenger growth countries for the Middle East in the quarter were Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain while in Europe the growth was led by Spain, the UK and Germany. Notably, the China market grew by over +43% in Q3 compared to the previous year.

Key airport numbers from Q3 appear above, while below we see Hamad Airport has recorded more than 4 million passengers in each month of 2024 to date (click to enlarge)

The number of aircraft movements in the quarter reached 71,425, +6.2% more than the previous year’s corresponding period.

The airport company said this strong performance highlights Hamad International Airport’s growing role as a major global aviation hub. ✈


Click the links above and below to view the stunning new videos from Hamad International Airport, filmed by the Moodie Davitt STUDIO for the Airport Wonders of the World series. Look out for the concluding episode of this three-part series, publishing on the eve of The Trinity Forum next month.

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