flydubai, SpiceJet, Indigo and Gulf Air flights among those moved to Dubai World Central airport during the 45-day closure
DXB passenger traffic
Air travellers
Emirates announces plans for 22 extra flights during busy Eid al-Fitr holiday period
The airline will also expand seat capacity, deploying both A380s and Boeing 777s
Covid-19 DXB
How Dubai’s DXB is seeing a performance rebound after Covid shock
Latest passenger traffic numbers reveal near-20% increase during the past four weeks
Aviation industry
Dubai Airport urged to ‘reinvent the future’ to reclaim top 10 passengers spot
According to the latest report from Airports Council International (ACI) World, DXB fell out of the top ten rankings for total passenger numbers
Airline passengers
Video: Emirates targets full pre-pandemic passenger network by summer 2021
Emirates’ passenger demand has been recovering with Dubai easing its coronavirus travel restrictions, says Chief Operating Officer Adel al Redha.
Al Maktoum International Airport
Flydubai flights operating from DWC will return to DXB after runway closure ends
Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said the airline’s operations will return to what they were before April 16
Aviation
Dubai remains world’s busiest international airport
89.1 million in 2018 makes DXB busiest for international passenger numbers
Aviation
Almost 7m passengers use Dubai International in November
The US market is the fastest growing region (6.9%), followed closely by Africa at 6.8% and Eastern Europe growing 4.6%
airport passengers
Dubai International airport passenger numbers top 7m in October
The smart gate technology at DXB helped waiting times for passengers at immigration drop by 33 percent in October.
Aviation
Dubai International sets world record for monthly airport passenger traffic
August reported as busiest month ever for Dubai International passenger traffic