Annual traffic at Dubai airports to reach 98m

Annual aircraft movements in Dubai are expected to increase to 560,000 by 2020 when over 98 million passengers and over four million tonnes of air freight will pass through the emirate’s airports, a special research study revealed. The total aircraft movements, including local and foreign airlines, general aviation, private operators and freighters, in the UAE will surge to 620,000 in 2012 and 663,000 by 2013, according to the study on the GCC airports performance and future growth trends and projections.

Airport Show to begin on May 22 in Dubai

The 12th edition of Airport Show will be held from May 22 to the 24 2012 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) under the patronage of Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group.

Etihad to launch service to Washington, D.C. in 2013

The US capital will be Etihad Airways’ fourth destination in North America, after having launched service to Toronto in 2005, New York in 2006 and Chicago in 2009. According to the airline, the Washington metropolitan area represents America’s second-largest market flying to the Middle East, after New York.

Emirates service gives Texas economy a $200m boost

The launch of Emirate’s non-stop flights to Dallas/Fort Worth is expected to generate more than $200 million in local economic activity and will connect Texas — a top exporting state to the UAE — directly to the UAE, Yousuf Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the United States, told a reception in Dallas as the Dubai-based airline starts services to the largest state in the USA.

Dubai airport sees 7.8% rise in passenger traffic

Passenger throughput at Dubai International Airport — the world’s fourth biggest international passenger hub — grew 7.8 per cent during the first 11 months of the year to 46.28 million, according to Dubai Airports. The airport, which has a capacity of 60 million passengers annually, is just under four million passengers short of crossing the 50 million mark.

Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports marked as winners

Residents of Dubai or Abu Dhabi – congratulations. According to a lecture given at a futurology conference in London last week, the cities have already been earmarked as the winners of the decades to come because of one all-important feature, and it’s not oil.

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