DWC witnesses growth in Q1
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Recent statistics show that passenger volumes at Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) continued to grow strongly. Since the opening, passenger volumes have increased with 102,137 passengers passing through the airport in the first three months of the year.
In March this year Qatar Airways joined Wizz Air, Al Jazeera Airways and Gulf Air which already operate flights from Dubai’s second airport, offering twice daily flights to Doha from DWC. The growth trend is expected to escalate in the second quarter of 2014 with more than 600 flights per week temporarily moving over from Dubai International.
“The airport will also play a vital role in the runway upgrades at Dubai International, with a number of passenger airlines relocating to DWC for the duration of the works,” said Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports.
As a result of the increased activity, aircraft movements climbed sharply in the first quarter of 2014 to 9,965 movements, up 142.8% from the 4,104 movements in the first three months of 2013.
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