Dubai Int’l Airport had 86.9 mn passengers last year in post-pandemic surge
The number of passengers flying through Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, surged last year beyond its total for 2019 just before the coronavirus pandemic grounded global aviation.
While still shy of its all-time high in 2018, the figures for 2023 showed just how far the airport known as DXB has bounced back from the pandemic. The number of passengers passing through its cavernous, air-conditioned terminals, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates in Dubai, long has served as a barometer for the aviation industry worldwide and the wider economic health of this city-state.
