Dubai airport passenger numbers up 14.5%

Dubai International has announced that the total number of passengers increased by 14.5% to 3.8 million in December 2009, compared to 3.3 million passengers during the same month in 2008, Gulf News has reported. The airport saw the highest growth in passengers among the busiest airports in the world, with numbers of passenger reaching a record of 40.9 million. Cargo volumes also went up 5.6% in 2009 following a dramatic 26% jump in December and double-digit increases during the last quarter of 2009.