Iranian conflict causes a sharp 66% decrease in passenger traffic at Dubai Airport in March.

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04/05/2026
The Dubai Media Office said in a statement on the 4th that due to the impact of the Iran conflict, passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport in March fell by 66% year-on-year. The same day, Dubai Airport Company said that after the temporary flight restrictions in the UAE airspace were lifted on the 2nd, airport operations and flights have gradually resumed. The Dubai Media Office said in the statement that passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport in March dropped to 2.5 million, a year-on-year decrease of 66%; the total passenger traffic in the first quarter of this year was 18.6 million, a 21% decrease from the same period last year.