The Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, revealed that the number of passengers through UAE airports increased by 56.3 percent during the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year.
Al Suwaidi explained that the number of passengers through the country's airports recorded about 31 million and 862 thousand and 635 passengers during the first quarter of this year, compared to about 20 million and 381 thousand and 324 passengers during the same period of 2022, an increase equivalent to more than 11.48 million passengers.
He stated that the number of destinations reached by national air carriers amounted to about 536 destinations, including common destinations, explaining that the number of civil aircraft registered for professional use (government and private) in the country is 894 aircraft.
Source (Al-Raya Qatari Newspaper, Edited)
