Dubai airport cargo makes gains in October, but slips 0.9pc year to date

DUBAI International Airport handled 237,499 tonnes of cargo in October, up 2.5 per cent in cargo volume while it fell 0.9 per cent year to date to 2.1 million tonnes year on year, Reuters reported. The airport said seven million passengers used the airport in October, compared with 6.9 million in the same month a year ago. Year to date, 74.5 million passengers used the airport, up 1.5 per cent.

Passenger traffic growth at Dubai airport, the world's busiest for international travellers, has slowed this year after 15 years of robust increases.

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