Dubai International Airport has returned to 100 per cent operational capacity, with the opening of the final phase of Concourse A.
Terminal 3 is now expected to serve more than 1.6 million passengers as peak holiday travel unravels during the second half of December.
Visitors to Dubai exceeded 1 million during October and DXB reached the important milestone of 1 million passengers per week in November, with origin-destination passengers reaching 94 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.
"Reaching the point where 100 per cent of our facilities are now open and serving customers, plus the huge resurgence in passengers arriving into Dubai marks an important milestone for the aviation sector as well as for the city of Dubai and its economic growth," said Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports.
Over 18 months, Dubai Airports has seen a stable increase in passenger traffic, with the numbers expected to touch 28.9 million by the end of the year surpassing the September forecast of 2.1 million.
The numbers, he added, represents "a huge achievement towards full recovery".
The UAE's Ministry of Economy and Tourism has announced the conclusion of the sixth edition of the World’s Coolest Winter campaign, which recorded strong results across all seven emirates.
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), has commended the UAE's non-oil trade growth as a testimony of its successful efforts at diversifying its economy, during her opening address at Arab Fiscal Forum.
India pushed manufacturing to the forefront of its budget as it prioritised sectors such as semiconductors, biopharma and renewables, but stopped short of the bold reforms sought by investors to boost investment amid rising geopolitical tensions.
Dubai Duty Free (DDF) has posted its strongest January performance on record, achieving AED858.21 million in sales, an 18.53 per cent increase over January 2025.