On Tuesday, Dubai’s main airport announced it has retained its top position as the busiest airport in the world for international travel with nearly 29 million passengers shuttling through the global gateway last year. The passenger figures of the year 2021 are encouraging for the tourism-driven economy of Dubai, which is regarded as a key link between East and West. The number of travelling passengers is a sign that international travel has picked up somewhat since covid spawned unprecedented global lockdowns and border closures in the year 2020, according to a PTI report. The passenger figure of last year represents an increase of 12 percent in traffic at Dubai International Airport compared to the year 2020, which had registered approximately 26 million travelers.
