DXB doubles its annual passenger traffic in 2022 with 66.1 million passengers

Dubai International Airport (DXB) more than doubled its annual passenger traffic in 2022, exceeding its own forecast.  The airport handled 66.1 million passengers in 2022, with an increase of 127 % over last year and exceeding its forecast of 64.3 million. However, the airport is still long way off from reaching the 86.4 million pre-pandemic mark. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, said: “We knew it was the year when growth would return to the air travel sector in a big way, but the surge was much stronger than anticipated and we had to do our best to turn that challenge into