Dubai airport cargo volume soars 21.5%

Dubai Airports cargo surged traffic 21.5 percent year-on-year in August while passenger traffic rose 6.8 percent.

Cargo volumes grew to 198,543 tonnes in August compared to 163,427 tonnes during the same month in 2009 spurred by increased economic activity in Asia and other regional markets.

It was the 11th consecutive month of double-digit growth.
Year to date cargo volumes total 1,498,244 tonnes compared to 1,198,546 tonnes during the same period in 2009, up 25 per cent.

After a record month in July, August passenger numbers fell just short of the four million mark at 3,987,184 compared to the same period last year when strong traffic growth saw 3,734,682 passengers pass through the facility.
(Source:www.cargonewsasia.com)