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Dubai Airport records over 70 million passengers I 2014.

More international passengers travelled through Dubai International (DXB) than any other airport in 2014, according to provisional full-year statistics released by Dubai Airports on 27 January 2015.
Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi Airports reported its busiest-ever year, further underlining the growing influence of the Middle East in global aviation.
Full-year passenger volume of 70.47 million at DXB represented a 6.1% year-on-year (y/y) increase, and enabled Dubai to displace Heathrow as the busiest international hub. Dubai Airports reported fast growth in demand from Eastern Europe (up by 21%), North America (18.6%), and Asia (12.6%), while traffic from Western Europe grew by 1.19 million.
Despite flight diversions as a result of an 80-day runway refurbishment project, and the continuing trend for airlines to operate larger passenger aircraft, takeoffs and landings only decreased by 3.4% to 357,339.
Air freight activity dropped by 3.1% to 2.37 million tonnes, reflecting the shift in operations to Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport.
Abu Dhabi Airports chairman Ali Majed Al Mansoori described a "year of remarkable development" at Abu Dhabi International Airport, where a Midfield Terminal Building (MTB) is under construction for completion in 2017.
Abu Dhabi set new records for passenger traffic, runway movements and freight volume in 2014. A 20% y/y increase in passenger volume saw about 20 million travellers use the airport. Takeoffs and landings grew by 14.5% to 154,821, while Abu Dhabi handled 12.8% more cargo than in 2013.
The 30 million-passenger MTB is part of the Capacity Enhancement Programme (CEP) for Abu Dhabi International Airport. Other projects completed in 2014 included 20 new bus gates; 21 contact stands for Code E widebody aircraft; enhancements to the baggage-handling system to handle more transfer luggage; and 16 new security x-ray machines. Another landmark was reached in December 2014, when the renovated southern parallel runway was opened.

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The fast pace of growth at Dubai is set to continue. Dubai Airports predicts that DXB will handle 79 million passengers in 2015, as the airport prepares to open Concourse D, which will expand annual passenger capacity to 90 million. At Abu Dhabi, the entry into service of the MTB is expected to catalyse further traffic growth with more than 500,000 aircraft movements per year beyond 2017.

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