UAE airports handle 71.75 million passengers, 2.16 million tonnes of cargo in H1 2024

Abu Dhabi, Passenger traffic at the UAE's airports surged by 14.2 percent in the first half of 2024. During this period, the airports handled over 71.75 million passengers, compared to 62.79 million in the same timeframe last year. The number of arrivals in UAE airports during the first half of the year was 20,274,694 passengers, departures totaled 21,090,750 passengers, and transit passengers numbered 30,391,978, WAM reported. Air cargo traffic in the first half of the year reached 2,162,786 tonnes, comprising 528,430 tons of imports, 245,217 tonnes of exports, and 1,389,136 tons of transit cargo. National carriers accounted for 68 percent of the total air cargo traffic. Regarding overall air traffic, the total movements for the first half of the year reached 499,789 movements, with an overall growth rate of 11.8 percent compared to the same period last year. February recorded the highest growth in air traffic movements, with a growth rate of 15 percent compared to the same month last year. Source: Bah rain News Agency