DXB passenger numbers up nearly 16% in three months

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Dubai International Airport welcomed 13.6 million passengers in the first quarter of 2022.

It's the highest quarterly numbers since 2020 and up 15.7 per cent compared to the last quarter of 2021.

Speaking exclusively to Dubai Eye 103.8's Business Breakfast CEO Paul Griffiths said they're making good progress bouncing back from the COVID pandemic

He explained why, alongside direct flights in and out of Dubai, transfer traffic is so important

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