Investment potential shown as Dubai Airport sees record number of passengers
The popularity of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates has been underlined by Dubai International Airport posting record visitor numbers.
Boasting the world's largest air terminal, the airport served a staggering 34,348,110 passengers in 2008.
To put this into perspective the figure is more than half of the entire population of the UK.
Airport chief executive Paul Griffith explained that staff had dealt with the 9.01% increase in passenger numbers admirably.
"Anticipating record traffic during the peak season, we launched a summer rush campaign to ease the flow of passengers through our terminals," he told wam.org.ae.
"Some 300 volunteers were deployed around the airport, from parking areas all the way to the concourse, to help and guide passengers.
"The summer rush campaign's success can be gauged from the fact that between June and September, a record 12 million travellers passed through Dubai International without one incident of congestion or delay."
In golf, Europe's Ryder cup committee is expected to announce the new captain in Dubai on Wednesday.
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