Dubai Airport sees record numbers of passengers

Dubai Airport has revealed that it saw a record number of people pass through the terminal in July.

People taking cheap flights to Dubai could find that there are a large number of other travellers in the terminal after it was reported the airport had seen a big boost in numbers last month.

According to figures released by Dubai International Airport, a record 4.7 million passengers passed through the terminal during July 2011.

This number was an increase of 400,000 people on the previous month and means that 29.2 million people used the airport during the first seven months of this year.

It was a nine per cent increase on the number of travellers recorded for the same period of 2010.

"This latest milestone further illustrates Dubai International Airport's emergence as a preeminent global hub," said Paul Griffiths, chief executive officer of Dubai Airports.

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Dubai airport expansion plan approved

Dubai Airport has received permission to go ahead with a major expansion of its facilities.

People thinking of booking flights to Dubai could enjoy a new development which is set to expand the region's largest airport.

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have approved the plans for Dubai Airport to embark on a $7.8 billion (£4.9 billion) extension to the existing facility, which will allow an additional 30 million passengers to use the hub each year.

The development will add 675,000 square metres to the airport's floor space, making its footprint twice the size of London Heathrow's Terminal 5.

Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai Airports, said: "This is another landmark moment in Dubai's proud aviation history and sets us firmly on course to become the world's busiest airport for international passenger traffic by 2015."

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Dubai airport sees traffic growth

Dubai International Airport handled more than four million passengers during October as it continues to see an increase in people taking flights to Dubai.

Traffic data show a total of 4,013,127 passengers passed through the airport last month - 14.8 per cent more than in October 2009 and is the second time in its history that more than four million travellers have been handled in one month.

Paul Griffiths, chief executive officer of Dubai Airports, said: "Over the past 50 years Dubai International has seen passenger numbers increase by an average 15.5 per cent annually.

"Before the end of the decade passenger numbers will approach 90 million making Dubai International the busiest airport in the world in terms of international passenger traffic."

Figures show the largest increase in passenger numbers was on flights to and from Western Europe and the Indian subcontinent.

Dubai International Airport has two departure terminals and offers e-check-in options to help reduce passenger waiting times.