DUBAI – Abu Dhabi Airports Co., which runs Abu Dhabi International Airport, Sunday said 2009 passenger numbers rose 7.3% to 9.7 million from 9 million a year earlier.

July was the airport’s busiest month ever with 923,124 passengers passing through the hub. London was the most popular destination out of the airport, followed by Bangkok, Doha, Bahrain and Cairo, the company said in an emailed statement.

Cargo traffic rose 7% for the year to 378,746 tons from 353,820 tons a year earlier, it said.

“Despite the adverse global economic climate and the consolidation observed in the aviation industry during 2009, Abu Dhabi International has proven to be a resilient airport operation, with solid growth in both passenger and cargo traffic numbers demonstrating this,” ADAC Chairman Khalifa Al Mazrouei said in the statement.

Source: business.maktoob.com