Dubai International Airport (DXB) expects to handle a record 91 million passengers this year, as demand for travel continues to surge and local airlines Emirates and flydubai boost their networks. The airline handled more than 23 million passengers in the first three months of this year – up 8.

Dubai International (DXB) made a stellar start to the year by recording its busiest quarter in history, affirming its role as a global aviation hub and a key driver

The CEO of Dubai Airports is very bullish about the future and expects passenger traffic to top 100 million by 2027.

India remained DXB’s top destination country, with passenger traffic reaching 3.1m guests, followed by Saudi Arabia (2m), the UK (1.5m), and Pakistan (1.1m). The top cities by passenger numbers include:

Dubai: Dubai International Airport remains on course to welcome 91 million passengers in 2024, and thus better its previous best numbers of 89.1 million recorded in 2018. The first three months of this year has already seen 23 million fliers use DXB and even the rains during April will not have much of an impact on full-year 2024 traffic.