A spokesperson from Dubai Airports told Gulf News : "It's certainly one of the
busiest days of the year with an estimated 280,000 passengers, but it's not the
busiest.
The
busiest routes that are connected with Dubai are Kuwait, Muscat, Bahrain, Riyadh, Mumbai, Jeddah and Delhi.
Aer Lingus will also have its
busiest year to date on their Gatwick service.
As more British holidaymakers return to Eastern Med favourite Turkey this summer, Antalya overtakes Palma as the number one destination on the
busiest day.
While the Singapore-KL sector was the
busiest for Changi Airport based on the number of flights operated, more people flew between Singapore and Jakarta during the same 12 months.
The world's
busiest air route, bar none, is between Seoul and a tiny island off the coast of South Korea.
According to the report released by the OAG, 14 of the world's
busiest 20 routes, including eight of the top 10 routes, are between Asian cities.
It is the 17th
busiest international airport in the world and 6th
busiest in the United States.
The airport has also recorded its
busiest single day to date on August 19, 2016, when 44,767 were recorded - 14.1 per cent more than the last
busiest day on August 13, 2015.
A survey of nearly 1,700 motorists' plans suggested that Saturday will be the
busiest day with 4.5 million trips, followed by Friday (3.9 million), Sunday (3.6 million) and Monday (3.3 million).
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