According to a passenger traffic study, Indians were among the top travelers to Abu Dhabi in the first half of this year. According to the Khaleej Times, Abu Dhabi Airport, which operates Abu Dhabi International, Al Ain International, Al Baateen Executive, Delma and Sir Bani Yas Island airports, reported that between January and June this year, 6.30 million people visited the airport. bases used. In addition, the study noted that 94,538 domestic and foreign flights were registered from the five airports in the first half of the year. Notably, Pakistanis were ranked among the most frequent travelers in the study, followed by Indians.
Sharif Hashim Al Hashemi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Airports, said the passenger traffic results represent “another advancement” for Abu Dhabi Airports and the wider industry. “While 2021 was a successful year, the goal of 2022 was always to build on that momentum”.
Al Hashmi was quoted by Khaleej Times as saying, “By serving a greater number of passengers and expanding our airline network with partners while remaining committed to the highest level of service excellence. Along with the restoration of regional and global markets, K. Successful efforts airlines have been instrumental in achieving these figures to safely and effectively accommodate demands. Looking ahead, we aim to continue to build on this success in the second half of 2022.”
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According to Khaleej Times, the number of scheduled passenger flights at Abu Dhabi International Airport alone has increased by 94 percent compared to the first half of 2021. The airport is connected to 101 destinations served by 23 airlines – compared to 76 destinations served by 19 airlines in the same period last year.
According to Khaleej Times, the top five countries in terms of airport passengers during H1 2022 are India (1.28 million), Pakistan (485,000), UK (374,000), Saudi Arabia (333,000) and Egypt (283,000). Meanwhile, the top five destination airports were London Heathrow (276,000), Delhi (225,000), Mumbai (221,000), Kochi (217,000) and Cairo (203,000).
In terms of number of passengers at the airport during the second quarter, the top five countries were India (764,000), Pakistan (231,000), UK (203,000), Saudi Arabia (195,000) and Egypt (156,000). The top five destination airports were London Heathrow (153,000), Mumbai (146,000), Kochi (126,000), Delhi (123,000) and Cairo (114,000).
According to the passenger traffic report cited by Khaleej Times, the load factor also increased to 73 per cent as compared to only 33 per cent during the same period last year. The India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was signed on 18 February this year. This has come into effect from May 1 this year.
(with inputs from ANI)