Dubai Airports said Dubai International (DXB) was gearing up for an exceptionally busy 10-day period as a result of schools breaking for half-term holidays from Friday.
According to the operator, about 2.1 million passengers are expected to pass through DXB from October 21 to 30, with total average daily traffic reaching 215,000 passengers.
October 30 is expected to be the busiest day with daily traffic exceeding 259,000 passengers, the airport operator said.
Passenger numbers at DXB are rising rapidly towards 2019 levels on the back of strong recovery throughout 2022, making seasonal peaks busiest since the pandemic, according to data published by Dubai Airports.
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