Dubai International airports received 105, 326 passengers in one day for the first time on New Year’s Eve a top official said.

Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, director-general of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners' Affairs in Dubai, said this reflects UAE’s vision to make of Dubai a place where the world’s cultures meet and interact.

Major General Al Marri made this statement as he presented statistics about the numbers of passengers coming and travelling from Dubai on new year’s eve.

He stated that the total number of passengers during the period from December 28 to December 31 2016 reached 669,093 passengers, noting that the numbers of travellers coming to Dubai reached 389,290 while the travellers from Dubai reached 288,803.

He said that Dubai seeks to accomplish the entry and departure procedures for travellers according to the best standards to guarantee their satisfaction. He also noted that a special team was assigned to facilitate these procedures during holiday's period to guarantee speeding the process. - TradeArabia News Service