Freight rise in September at Dubai International Airport

Freight rise in September at Dubai International Airport

Dubai International Airport’s September freight volumes reached 217,120 tonnes compared to 205,142 tonnes recorded during the same month in 2016, an increase of 5.8 per cent.

The operator Dubai Airports chief executive officer, Paul Griffiths says the gateway’s international growth throughout the first nine months of 2017 has been “very satisfying”.

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James Graham

James Graham is an award-winning transport media journalist with a long background in the commercial freight sector, including commercial aviation and the aviation supply chain. He was the initial Air Cargo Week journalist and retuned later for a stint as editor. He continues his association as editor of the monthly supplements. He has reported for the newspaper from global locations as well as the UK.

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