Abu Dhabi airport reports slight drop in passenger numbers

Abu Dhabi International airport reported a slight drop in passenger numbers for the month of October.

Abu Dhabi Airports said 1,903,556 passengers travelled through the transport hub during last month, a 0.9 percent drop in the figure (1,920,011) for the same month last year.

Passenger numbers for the first ten months of the year at Abu Dhabi, however, are up 5.4% on the number of travellers from last year.

The biggest increase in traffic route for the airport was to and from Bombay, India, which saw a 19 percent increase on passengers from 12 months ago.

In the GCC region, Abu Dhabi saw an 8 percent increase in the number of passengers travelling to Doha.

The most popular destinations for passengers travelling to and Abu Dhabi were London, Bangkok and Bombay.