Jordan airport welcomes over 3m passengers from Jan to MayDuring the first five months of 2018, Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) welcomed over 3.1 million passengers, marking a significant increase of 5.6 per cent in year-to-date passenger numbers as compared to the same period last year. More… |
Bahrain airport posts 9pc jump in Eid passenger numbersPassengers numbers at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) jumped up 9 per cent during the Eid Al Fitr holidays, crossing 140,000 passengers between June 14 and 19, said a report. During the period, BIA handled 142,725 passenger mo More… |
AirBaltic passenger numbers up 22pc in MayLatvian airline airBaltic saw passenger numbers increase by 22 per cent in May, carrying 386,353 passengers for the month compared to the same month a year ago. Passengers numbers hit 1.45 million for the first five months, also u More… |
Dubai Customs ready to welcome Eid visitorsDubai Customs (DC) is ready to welcome visitors arriving through Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum Airport to spend the Eid Al Fitr holiday. DC has undertaken a series of measures to facilitate the entry of travellers thr More… |
Kuwait airport passenger numbers cross 1m in AprilKuwait International Airport welcomed a total of 1.2 million passengers during the month of April, marking a significant increase of 12 per cent compared to the same month in 2017, said a report. Total number of passenger arrivals More… |
Cyprus sees rise in ME tourist numbersAhead of the expected peak summer season, the idyllic Mediterranean island of Cyprus has celebrated record tourism arrivals for the first four months of the year, representing an increase of 19.5 per cent compared to January – April 2017. More… |
Sharjah looking to boost tourist numbers from ChinaAs part of the ongoing intensive efforts to meet Sharjah’s target of 10 million tourists by 2021, an elite group of government and private organisations from the emirate, led by Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA), i More… |
2.5m Chinese travellers to visit GCC annually by 2021 - reportThe number of travellers visiting the Middle East from China has significantly increased and industry leaders are suggesting it will only continue to rise, a new research showed. At least 2.5 million Chinese travellers are expecte More… |
Jordan airport passenger numbers up 8.5pc in Q1Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) in Amman, Jordan, welcomed a total of 1.8 million passengers during the first quarter of the year, marking a significant increase of 8.5 per cent as compared to the same period last year. Ac More… |
Turkish Airlines posts 22pc jump in ME traveller numbersState carrier Turkish Airlines recently revealed that the number of passengers flying in from the Middle East rose 22 per cent in the first quarter of the year compared to figures recorded in Q1 2017. Making the announcement at th More… |