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Dubai Airports maintained its growth trajectory in the second half of 2014 with passenger traffic at Dubai International rising 4.3% in November, according to the latest traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic in November 2014 totalled 5,565,509, up 4.3% from the 5,337,544 passengers recorded in the same month in 2013. Year to date traffic rose 5.9% to 63,977,063 compared to 60,384,407 passengers recorded during the first 11 months of 2013.

Aircraft movements climbed 10% in November 2014 to 34,690 movements, up from the 31,525 movements recorded in November 2013. Year to date aircraft movements declined 3.5% to 325,469 movements, down from the 337,121 movements achieved in the first 11 months of 2013. The drop in aircraft movements so far in 2014 has been driven by capacity cuts made during the runway refurbishment programme earlier in 2014.

Cargo volumes slipped 8% in November 2014 to 205,375 tons, down from the 223,195 tons recorded in the same month in 2013. Year-to date cargo volumes dipped 2.7% to 2,164,738 tons, down from the 2,225,486 tons achieved during the same period in 2013. Freight volumes at Dubai International continued to be impacted in the second half of 2014 by the move of all dedicated freighter services to Al Maktoum International in May 2014.

Source: Dubai Airports