(MENAFN) Abu Dhabi Airports reported an increase in passenger traffic by 23.9 percent during September compared to the same month last year, with 1.696.651 passengers using the airport during the month compared with 1.369.051 in September 2013, Gulf News reported.
Aircraft movements also registered an increase, reaching 13.070 movements in September 2014, which is a growth by 14.9 percent compared with 11.379 registered movements during September of last year.
Meanwhile, cargo activity handling grew to 67.881 tones, representing an increase by 9.6 percent compared to 61.913 tons handled in September 2013.
The Abu Dhabi International Airport said that its top five routes leaving from it during September were Doha, London, Bangkok, Manila and Bombay, and together they accounted for 15 percent of all traffic in the airport.
"The results were mainly due to the end of the summer holidays that coincided with the Hajj season, which occurred in September this year. Increased activity by Etihad Airways' new partner airlines Air Berlin, Jet Airways and Air Seychelles also had a positive impact," Chief Operations Officer at Abu Dhabi Airports said commenting on the results.
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