There has been major increase in the airlines movement to the UAE. according to the data released by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) the total number of air traffic movements in the UAE in the year 2010 stood at 644457 which was 11.09 higher than the figure of 580,118 last year. This attest positively to the policies and reforms carried in the UAE aviation sites since last some years.
There has been change in the daily average number of air traffic movements in 2010 to 1,766 per day, up 11.13 per cent when compared to the daily average number of 1,589 air traffic movements per day in 2009.
According to the reports, the month of December witnessed the highest number of air traffic movements, which were 57,847, up 5.9 per cent, compared to 52,788 movements in December 2009 on Monthly basis.
On the city basis, Dubai ranked first with around 3 Lakhs air traffic movements, or almost 45.4 per cent of total UAE air traffic movements. Over flights stood next at 140,821, representing 21.85 per cent of overall air traffic movements in UAE. Abu Dhabi ranked third with 94,796 air traffic movements, or 14.7 per cent of total air traffic movements. Sharjah was fourth with 64,189 air traffic movements, representing 9.96 per cent of total air traffic movements in the UAE in 2010. According to the report, local flights between UAE airports were in the fifth position with 42,812 movements, representing 6.6 per cent of total air traffic movements. Fujairah International Airport witnessed 4,578 movements, while Al Ain Airport and Ras Al Khaimah International Airport had 2,325 and 1,925 air traffic movements, respectively. The UAE's latest airport, Jebel Ali Airport, which started air-freight operations in June 2010, witnessed 349 movements. The four airports together represented 1.4 per cent of total UAE air traffic movements last year.
UAE in particular and Middle East region has seen unprecedented flow of Air traffic in recent Months on Account of Business, Holidays and Leisure travel.The Country has also seen emergence of one some of the biggest airlines in the world such as Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airways.
There has been change in the daily average number of air traffic movements in 2010 to 1,766 per day, up 11.13 per cent when compared to the daily average number of 1,589 air traffic movements per day in 2009.
According to the reports, the month of December witnessed the highest number of air traffic movements, which were 57,847, up 5.9 per cent, compared to 52,788 movements in December 2009 on Monthly basis.
On the city basis, Dubai ranked first with around 3 Lakhs air traffic movements, or almost 45.4 per cent of total UAE air traffic movements. Over flights stood next at 140,821, representing 21.85 per cent of overall air traffic movements in UAE. Abu Dhabi ranked third with 94,796 air traffic movements, or 14.7 per cent of total air traffic movements. Sharjah was fourth with 64,189 air traffic movements, representing 9.96 per cent of total air traffic movements in the UAE in 2010. According to the report, local flights between UAE airports were in the fifth position with 42,812 movements, representing 6.6 per cent of total air traffic movements. Fujairah International Airport witnessed 4,578 movements, while Al Ain Airport and Ras Al Khaimah International Airport had 2,325 and 1,925 air traffic movements, respectively. The UAE's latest airport, Jebel Ali Airport, which started air-freight operations in June 2010, witnessed 349 movements. The four airports together represented 1.4 per cent of total UAE air traffic movements last year.
UAE in particular and Middle East region has seen unprecedented flow of Air traffic in recent Months on Account of Business, Holidays and Leisure travel.The Country has also seen emergence of one some of the biggest airlines in the world such as Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airways.
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