Dubai International hits record 92 million passengers in 2024
Hailing the achievement, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, highlighted on social media platform X that DXB last year logged "300,000 air movements...106 airlines and flights to 272 cities in 107 countries around the world."
His Highness then looked to the future, writing "Dubai Airports over the next ten years: AED128 billion to reshape the international aviation scene with Emirati standards. Dubai is the airport of the world...and a new world in the aviation sector."
مطار دبي الدولي خلال العشر سنوات السابقة : 770 مليون مسافر … أكثر مطار دولي إشغالاً بحسب مجلس المطارات الدولي .. 3.3 مليون حركة جوية .
مطار دبي الدولي في 2024 : أكثر مطار دولي إشغال دولياً بعدد 92 مليون مسافر .. 300 ألف حركة جوية… 106 شركة طيران ورحلات ل272 مدينة في 107 دولة…
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) January 30, 2025
His Highness also reiterated the success of the airport over the last decade, stating it had served "770 million passengers...(with) 3.3 million air movements."
DXB records 92.3 million guests in 2024, the highest annual traffic ever in its history. pic.twitter.com/wfm3lksvE7
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) January 30, 2025
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