Abu Dhabi International airport has reported a 21 per cent increase in passenger traffic for July 2014, compared to the same period last year.
It confirmed 1.7 million passengers passed through the airport in July, compared with 1.3 million in 2013.
Aircraft movements reached 13,188 representing a 16.1 per cent increase over the 11,355 in July 2013.
Abu Dhabi Airports, chief operations officer, Ahmad Al Haddabi, said: “The rate at which passenger numbers are increasing year on year continues to follow a significant upward trend.
“Looking at July more specifically, the figures were boosted by the Eid Al Fitr holiday as well as summer holiday season. July also saw Etihad Airways commence their new services to Yerevan in Armenia and to Perth in Australia.”
“Our challenge is to manage this growth while at the same time ensuring that standards of service, safety and security remain consistently high, helping us achieve our goal to become the world’s leading airports group,” said Al Haddabi.
In July, the top five routes from Abu Dhabi International airport were London Heathrow, Doha, Manila, Bangkok and Jeddah – accounting for 15 per cent of all traffic.