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8/15/25, 10:22 AM UAE air traffic climbs 6.2% as airports handle 75.4m passengers in H1
He expressed pride in the consistent growth in passenger and cargo volumes,
citing ambitious development projects aimed at supporting this expansion. The
current combined capacity of the UAE’s airports now exceeds 160 million
passengers annually.
Al-Suwaidi reaffirmed confidence in the sector’s ability to sustain its pivotal
role in boosting the national economy, driving tourism and trade, and
strengthe ning the UAE’s role as a key regional and global air transport hub.
The new routes include cities in Russia, the Czech Republic, and Poland, as well
as Armenia, Kazakhs tan, Vietnam, and Cambodia, among others. These
additions complement the existing network, bolstering the country’s status as a
global aviation hu b.
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