Dubai, 1 Feb 2016 (AFP) - Dubai Airport confirmed in 2015 its first world airport position in number of international passengers, it had taken in 2014 Heathrow London, said on Monday (1) the airport administration in an announcement.
Over 78 million travelers last year were transferred by air facilities in the emirate, 10.7% more than the previous year, he said.
One hundred airlines ensuring by Dubai connections 240 destinations throughout the world.
The most numerous users were of Indian nationality (10.4 million, up 17%), followed by the British (5.7 million, + 6%) and Saudi Arabia (5.5 million, + 12%).
In 2014, the number of passengers had increased 6.1%, to 70.4 million, exceeding Heathrow, where carried over 68.1 million travelers.
The airport of Dubai is the center of operations of the Emirates, the largest airline in the Middle East, which together with Etihad of Abu Dhabi and Qatar Airways monopolize much of the passenger traffic between Western countries, Asia and Australia.
Dubai has a second airport, Al Maktoum International, which opened in 2013 passenger traffic and should reach a capacity of 120 million passengers when completed.
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