Seat capacity at Dubai International exceeds 5 million seats for 8 months during 2024

Dubai International Airport continued to achieve strong gains compared to its counterparts from other air transport hubs, as the scheduled seat capacity on international flights at Dubai Airport, the largest air transport hub in the world, exceeded the barrier of five million seats (10 million in both directions) for eight months during the year 2024. This is the highest record ever, according to OAG, the international organization that provides data for airports and airlines.

Dubai International Airport was able to exceed the barrier of five million seats (10 million in both directions) during January, March, May, July, August, October, November and December.

According to the data, the total seat capacity at Dubai International Airport during the current year as a whole reached more than 60.2 million scheduled seats (120.4 million in both directions), compared to 56.5 million seats (113 million in both directions).

Dubai International Airport has displaced its American counterpart, Hartsfield Atlanta, from the top of the world’s largest airports in total seat capacity on both international and local flights during the months of January and December 2024.

Dubai Airport ranks first in the world in terms of capacity for international flights.

Dubai International Airport received 68.6 million passengers during the first nine months of this year, an increase of 6.3%, compared to the same period in 2023.

Dubai Airport achieved a strong performance in the third quarter of this year, receiving 23.7 million passengers. The third quarter witnessed a growth in the number of flights, exceeding 111.3 thousand flights, bringing the total number of flights during the first nine months of the year to 327.7 thousand flights, an increase of 6.4 percent. % on an annual basis.

Dubai International maintained its position as the largest airport in the world in terms of the number of international passengers for the 10th consecutive year in 2023, as the airport consolidated its gains last year to rise to second place in the world in the total number of international and local passengers combined in 2023, for the first time in Its history.

. Dubai Airport has achieved strong gains compared to its counterparts from major airports in the world.