Abu Dhabi Airports reported an 8.7 per cent increase in passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), for February, compared to the same month last year.

 A total of 1.863 million people travelled through AUH last month, exceeding February 2015’s figure of 1.715 million.

“We continue to see year on year growth in passenger numbers travelling through Abu Dhabi International Airport and this highlights the fact that the UAE capital is continuing to develop as a global tourism destination and strategic transport hub,” said Ahmad Al Haddabi, chief operations officer at Abu Dhabi Airports.

“Traffic between India, UK, Thailand, Australia, USA and a number of others, all witnessed increased passenger figures from AUH. Etihad Airways’ partner network has played a big role in the rise of these numbers and we are committed to ensuring the best airport services and infrastructure to accommodate this growth,” he added.

Aircraft movements in February 2016 reached 13,307 up by 3.5 per cent from 12,852 movements recorded in February 2015. Bangkok, London Heathrow, Mumbai, Doha and Jeddah featured as the top-five routes from Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Several destinations saw significant growth in passenger traffic, with Australia beating its February 2015 figures by 45.2 per cent last month, and the UK recording an 18.8 per cent increase in the same period.  – TradeArabia News Service