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1/16/24, 9:31 AM Sharjah Airport breaks records with over 15m passengers in 2023, adds new routes and cargo stops - Arabian Business
Sharjah Airport breaks records with over

15m passengers in 2023, adds new routes

and cargo stops

Sharjah Airport has record-breaking year with more than 15m

passengers carried

Sharjah Airport flying high as passenger numbers increase

Sharjah Airport Authority revealed its performance results for 2023, in line with the agenda

of the annual airport management meeting.

As per the Authority’s data, the number of handled passengers travelling through the
airport reached 15.3 million in 2023, as compared to 13.1 million in 2022, marking over

17.4 per cent growth.

The air traffic witnessed an increase of 12 per cent, with more than 98,000 flight

movements in 2023 as compared to around 87,000 flight movements in 2022.

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