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DUBAI / WAM
Dubai International Airport (DXB) has recorded its second busiest month ever surpassing the eight million passenger mark in July, according to monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports. The airport clocked monthly traffic exceeding 8 million passengers on thr-ee other occasions last year —in January 8.03 million, July 8.06 million, and August 8.23 million.
Passenger numbers in July totalled 8,207,987, up 1.8 percent, compared to 8,065,789 recoded in July 2017. Year to date passenger traffic reached 51,947,092 up 1.6 percent compared to 51,120,057 recorded during the first seven months in 2017.
India retained its position as the top destination country with 1,032,302 passengers, followed by Saudi Arabia 583,975 passengers, and the UK 581,557 passengers.