Abu Dabhi Airport’s Traffic boosts due to Etihad flights travelling to U.S and Italy

Abu Dabhi Airport's Traffic boosts due to Etihad flights travelling to U.S and Italy

Abu Dhabi International airport has been one of the busiest hubs in the world. The airport has had an elevation in the number of passengers due to the increased activity of some of the airlines which include Air Berlin, Jet Airways and Air Seychelles. However, Etihad Airways, one of the Emirates Flagship carriers has now contributed for the same due to its increase in the number of flights plying towards U.S and Italy.

The Abu Dhabi International Airport said that its passenger traffic has jumped 14.9 per cent in May. The number of passengers passing through Abu Dhabi airport rose to 1,877,440 in May compared with 1,633,700 in the same month last year. .

On the other hand, the air traffic has elevated by 13.9 per cent, when compared to the airport's previous year's statistics.

Ahmad Al Hadabi, the Chief Operating Officer at Abu Dhabi Airports said, "May was an excellent month for us, and we continue to see strong growth across all key sectors with both passenger and cargo facilities running smoothly. The ability to handle increases in traffic on this scale, month after month, is a testament to the efforts and experience of our operations team, as well as a closer indication of our national carrier Etihad's strong growth".

Abu Dhabi Airports said, it is expected to handle about 22 per cent more flights very soon.