DUBAI: Dubai Airports’ operations and flights are being ramped up now that United Arab Emirates airspace is absolutely clear, with capability growing consistent with obtainable routing, CEO Paul Griffiths stated on Monday (Might 4).
UAE’s aviation authority stated on Saturday that air site visitors had returned to regular after precautionary measures launched on Feb 28, on the begin of the Iran struggle, have been lifted.
Regardless of disruption from the battle, Dubai Worldwide and Al Maktoum Worldwide airports have dealt with greater than six million passengers, over 32,000 plane actions, and greater than 213,000 metric tons of cargo, with journey demand via Dubai remaining sturdy, Griffiths stated in a LinkedIn submit.
Dubai Worldwide Airport (DXB), the world’s busiest worldwide journey hub, dealt with 18.6 million passengers within the first quarter of 2026, down from 23.4 million a 12 months earlier, the Dubai media workplace stated on Monday.
“The extraordinary occasions of the previous few weeks are unprecedented for any main airport hub,” Griffiths stated.
“Demand for journey via Dubai stays sturdy, and DXB is properly positioned to progressively enhance capability and assist airways and visitors via a interval of continued adjustment,” he added.
Earlier than the struggle broke out and Gulf airspace closures disrupted site visitors for almost two months, DXB was anticipated to deal with near 100 million passengers this 12 months, its operator stated on Feb 11.
Dubai Worldwide was focused a number of occasions by drones because the oil-rich UAE bore the brunt of Iran’s retaliation for US-Israeli strikes.
The airport’s passenger site visitors plunged by two-thirds in March, the emirate’s media workplace stated on Monday.
Traveller numbers at Dubai Worldwide, often the world’s busiest for worldwide passenger site visitors, sank to 2.5 million, down 66 per cent year-on-year, Dubai Media Workplace stated.
