Dubai airport overtakes Paris, Frankfurt
Airport's customer numbers increase to 66.4m, from 57.7m a year earlier
London
DUBAI International airport attracted more passengers than Paris Charles de Gaulle and Frankfurt last year as Gulf carriers bleed long-haul transfer traffic away from Europe's leading hubs.
Customer numbers at the airport - home base of Emirates, the biggest airline by international traffic - increased to 66.4 million from 57.7 million a year earlier. The 15 per cent gain took Dubai past European No 2 Charles de Gaulle, which attracted 62 million passengers, and the No 3 Frankfurt, with 58 million.
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Transport & Logistics
EV automakers get reprieve in US tax credit rules
Abu Dhabi hub carrier Etihad adds banks to US$1 billion IPO
Luminar to cut nearly 20% jobs as part of restructuring
Chinese share of French EV market slumps after incentives curbed
Ferrari unveils US$423,000 sports car with 1960s bloodline
Airbus called for compensation to take on money-losing Spirit operations: sources