Dubai Worldwide (DXB) is on observe for record-breaking annual site visitors, following a formidable efficiency within the first 9 months of the 12 months. By the top of September, DXB had welcomed 68.6 million visitors, laying a strong basis for the sometimes high-traffic closing quarter – a milestone made attainable by the collective efforts of colleagues and companions who work tirelessly to keep up the airport’s management standing.
Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, stated, “This 12 months has highlighted the perfect of DXB — showcasing its continued development, resilience, and dedication to service excellence, qualities which have turn out to be synonymous with the airport. On the coronary heart of this success is our individuals, whose dedication and collaboration have pushed our record-breaking visitor numbers and sturdy operational efficiency, holding us on the prime for over a decade. DXB continues to be our core focus, with ongoing funding in customer support and technological developments, to make sure our success in delivering a superior hospitality expertise.
“What’s significantly noteworthy is that DXB is seeing extra direct site visitors than ever earlier than — a shift from the long-standing development the place switch site visitors dominated. This displays Dubai’s evolution into not only a premier vacationer vacation spot, but additionally a globally engaging place to stay, work, and do enterprise, additional underscored by the town’s booming actual property market and its rising attraction as a vacation spot for prime expertise. We’re centered on persevering with to ship an distinctive expertise within the closing quarter, buoyed by Dubai’s vibrant winter calendar and famend sights.”
The momentum from the primary half of 2024 carried into Q3, throughout which DXB managed 23.7 million visitors, considerably contributing to the year-to-date complete of 68.6 million — a development of 6.3% in comparison with the identical interval in 2023. Over 111,300 flights have been dealt with in Q3, propelling the entire flight actions (all operations) for the primary 9 months to 327,700, up 6.4% year-on-year.
DXB’s means to deal with such excessive volumes seamlessly displays the dedication of its group and companions to offering an environment friendly and world-class visitor expertise. By leveraging superior applied sciences, comparable to biometrics and real-time monitoring programs, visitors proceed to get pleasure from a seamless and elevated journey.
- Prime Markets and Locations
India continued to steer as the highest vacation spot market with 8.9 million visitors over the nine-month interval. Saudi Arabia adopted with 5.6 million visitors, marking a 15.2% improve, whereas the UK accounted for 4.6 million visitors, a 4.7% development 12 months on 12 months. Pakistan and the USA contributed 3.4 million and a pair of.6 million visitors, respectively, and Germany recorded 2.0 million visitors.
London remained the highest metropolis vacation spot with 2.9 million visitors, adopted by Riyadh, which noticed sturdy development at 2.3 million visitors — a 25.8% improve. Different key metropolis locations included Mumbai (1.8 million), Jeddah (1.7 million), New Delhi (1.6 million), and Istanbul (1.3 million).
Throughout this era, DXB processed 60.1 million baggage with an industry-leading accuracy price of 99.3%. Roughly 92% of arriving baggage for terminating visitors was delivered inside 45 minutes of the plane arriving on stand. These figures spotlight DXB’s unwavering dedication to operational effectivity, showcasing its functionality to handle excessive site visitors volumes with precision, sustaining easy operations and a top-tier airport expertise.
- Direct Site visitors and Winter Progress
DXB expects to welcome 23.2 million visitors within the closing quarter, a interval identified for prime direct site visitors, pushed by expats travelling dwelling for the festive season and guests arriving to benefit from the UAE’s packed winter calendar. Round 60% of This autumn site visitors is forecast to be direct, in comparison with 50% in Q3 and 55% for the complete 12 months.
Main international occasions and sights, from the DP World Tour Championship, Emirates Dubai 7s, festive markets and famed New 12 months’s Eve celebrations, to GITEX World and ADIPEC – within the neighbouring emirate of Abu Dhabi – draw hundreds of thousands of worldwide visitors. The cruise season can be in full swing, with many passengers set to go by Dubai’s ports as cruise operators capitalise on the town’s world-class infrastructure and superior air and sea connectivity.
This bustling interval additional underscores Dubai’s attraction as a heat and vibrant winter escape, significantly for travellers from colder and rainier areas looking for sunshine and premium experiences. Progress is anticipated from Western Europe, with a rise of 237,000 seats (vs. Q3), and the Commonwealth of Impartial States (CIS) area, including 301,000 seats, supported by home-based carriers and new airways, together with ITA, Condor, Hainan and Druk Air, which introduces a brand new path to Paro, in western Bhutan, are additionally new to the community, and Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum Worldwide (DWC) welcomes Transavia and Eurowings. This addition of airways and locations reinforces DXB’s standing as one of the linked airports globally.
- A Sturdy Basis for 2025
DXB retained its title because the world’s busiest worldwide airport for the tenth consecutive 12 months, unveiled by the Airports Council Worldwide (ACI) earlier this 12 months. With its sturdy efficiency to date and the anticipated surge in This autumn, its 2024 annual site visitors is now forecast to succeed in 91.9 million visitors – the very best in its 64 years. This efficiency underscores its operational excellence and the growing share of direct site visitors, mirroring Dubai’s broader evolution as a sought-after metropolis for tourism, enterprise, and long-term residing, evidenced by its current rating as the highest metropolis within the Center East and Africa and among the many prime 5 cities globally within the ‘World Metropolis Index 2024’[1].
With the groundwork laid in 2024, DXB is well-positioned for continued success, prepared to keep up its management in international aviation and redefine the journey expertise for visitors whereas paving the way in which for future development and innovation.
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