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Abu Dhabi Airports announced that between 1 January and 30 June 2022, Abu Dhabi International Airport, Al Ain International Airport, Al Bateen Executive Airport, Del Mar Airport and Sir Baniyas Island Airport received a total of 6,299,725 passengers.
The five airports also recorded 94,538 flights in the first half of the year, while Abu Dhabi International Airport and Al Ain International Airport handled a combined 297,791 tonnes of air cargo between January and June.
#Abu Dhabi The airport welcomed 6.3 million passengers in the first half of 2022, an increase of more than 280%, reflecting the continued strength of the Emirates’ growing aviation industry. Passengers traveled through five airports in the UAE on 94,538 flights. pic.twitter.com/CIPOHMpcCO
— Abu Dhabi Media Office (@admediaoffice) August 24, 2022
Shareef Hashim Al Hashmi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Airports, said: “While 2021 has been a successful year, the goal for 2022 has always been to build on this momentum to cater to more travellers and expand our partnership with our partners. of the airline network, while maintaining a commitment to delivering the highest levels of service excellence. The recovery of regional and global markets and the successful efforts of airlines to meet demand safely and efficiently all contribute to achieving these numbers.”
Abu Dhabi International
Abu Dhabi International (AUH), the largest airport in the UAE, saw a 94% increase in the number of scheduled passenger flights compared to the first half of 2021. The airport is currently connected to 101 scheduled passenger destinations served by 23 airlines, compared to 76 destinations served by 19 airlines in the same period last year.
The top five countries by AUH passenger traffic in the first half of 2022 are India (1,280,000), Pakistan (485,000), the United Kingdom (374,000), Saudi Arabia (333,000) and Egypt (283,000). Meanwhile, the top five destination airports were London Heathrow (276,000), Derry (225,000), Mumbai (221,000), Cochin (217,000) and Cairo (203,000).
Abu Dhabi International also handled 297,549 tonnes of air cargo in the first half of the year. AUH’s load factor also rose to 73% in the first half of 2022, compared to 33% in the same period last year.
As for the second quarter of 2022, scheduled passenger flights at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 117% compared to the same period last year.
In the neighbouring emirate, Dubai International Airport (DXB) recorded 27,884,888 million passengers in the first half of the year, just 1.2 million fewer than the airport’s total annual passenger traffic last year.
read: Dubai’s DXB records 27.9 million passengers in first six months of this year
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