Dubai airport world’s busiest

DUBAI:- Dubai International remained the world’s busiest airport for international travel last year with a 10.7 percent rise in passenger numbers, its operator said on Monday. More than 78 million passengers passed through Dubai in 2015, led by an increase in travellers from India, Britain and Saudi Arabia, the state-owned airport said in a statement. Almost 10.4 million Indians arrived at Dubai last year, a 17 percent rise from 2014. Britons arriving increased six percent to 5.7 million travellers, and the number of Saudi arrivals rose 12 percent to 5.5 million.–AFP

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