UAE’s air traffic up 6.9 percent in November
December 16th, 2010 - 12:18 am ICT by IANSDubai, Dec 15 (IANS/WAM) UAE’s air traffic movement grew by 6.9 percent in November, compared to the corresponding period last year, the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said in its monthly report Wednesday. The report indicated that total air traffic movements in November were 56,654, an average of 1,888 per day, the highest daily number in two years.
Dubai ranked first with 25,363 air traffic movements. Over flights stood next at 11,938.
Abu Dhabi ranked third with 8,293 air traffic movements, while Sharjah ranked fourth with 5,323.
Local flights between UAE airports were in the fifth position with 4,230 movements.
Fujairah International Airport saw 507 movements, while Al Ain Airport and Ras Al Khaimah International Airport witnessed 173 and 310 air traffic movements respectively.
–IANS/WAM
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