With 11.9 million visitors, India tops list of travellers to Dubai in 2023

According to a press release, the Dubai International Airport (DXB) saw a jump of 87 million guests in 2023, an increase of 31.7% compared to the year 2022.

In 2023, Dubai welcomed 2.46 million overnight visitors from India, which is a 25 per cent increase from the pre-pandemic era. (File photo)

India ranked top in terms of the number of passengers with a total of 11.9 million visitors to Dubai in 2023, followed by Saudi Arabia with 6.7 million passengers and the United Kingdom with a total of 5.9 million passengers.

According to a press release, the Dubai International Airport (DXB) saw a jump of 87 million guests in 2023, an increase of 31.7% compared to the year 2022.

The increase in the number of guests during the year was reflected in air traffic at the airport, as the total number of flights during the past year reached 416,405 flights, an annual increase of 21.3 per cent. This is the most number of flights in one year at Dubai International Airport.

The airport is expected to receive 88.8 million passengers by the end of 2024, approaching the record level recorded in 2018 of 89.1 million passengers.

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