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Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi airports triples, aided by travel from India

The quarterly results from airports in Abu Dhabi indicate that the air travel industry in the United Arab Emirates has recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Travelers wait at the check-in counter at Dubai International Airport on Feb. 21, 2022. — KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images

Abu Dhabi Airports released quarterly passenger traffic results today. 

Airports in the province served 2,563,297 passengers during the first three months of 2022 — an increase of 218% from the same period in 2021. The airports logged 22,689 flights in the quarter, an increase of 38% from the previous year, reported the Emirates News Agency. 

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