Indians top Abu Dhabi airport passengers list in May

Indians have topped Abu Dhabi International Airport's passenger traffic list with over 305,000 people passing through it in May, up by 58.6 per cent from the same period last year.
According to the official figures, a total of 1,877,440 passengers frequented the airport in May, resulting in nearly 15,000 aircraft movements recorded during the month.
The Cargo traffic of the UAE's second largest airport also showed a healthy growth with 9.8 per cent increase in overall tonnage to 73,476 compared to 66,944 in May last year.
"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," said Ahmad Al Haddabi, Chief Operations Officer at Abu Dhabi Airports.

"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 clear indication of our national carrier Etihad's strong continued growth," Haddabi added.
The top five destinations from the airport in May were Mumbai, Manila, London, Doha and Bangkok. The destinations accounted for 16 per cent of all traffic, according to a statement.