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The Dubai International Airport (DIA) get boomed their business as it got an augment of passenger traffic in last month. It recorded a 12.6% growth in traffic. It was the highest figure since May 2008. Additionally, it was the 2nd consecutive month of two-digit expansion in passenger traffic this year subsequent the 10.3% raise in June.

CEO of Dubai Airports in the United Arab Emirates, Paul Griffiths said ‘The Middle East continues to demonstrate vibrant growth during the global economic downturn and Dubai International (Airport) is at the epicenter of that growth.’ He added ‘The double-digit increases we’ve seen in the past two months are the direct result of a boost in passenger numbers from Emirates and other long-haul network carriers and continual growth in the low cost sector. As for cargo, considering that airports around the world continue to record sharp decline in freight traffic, we have fared well.’

DIA handled total 3,768,965 passengers in last month compared to 3,347,655 in the same period in 2008. The traffic January to July set at 23,148,452 passengers. It was up 6.1% from the corresponding period in 2008. It also handled 160,289 tones cargo in July, compared to 157,253 tones during July 2008. The amount of cargo this year is 1,035,118 tones compared to 1,038,807 tones in 2008.