Dubai airport to see spike in...

World's busiest hub expects 295,000 passenger peak and busy week until 28 February

Dubai International (DXB) airport has issued a warning for passengers travelling to and from the airport between 20-28 February 2025 due to a spike in traffic.

The world’s busiest international hub says it will welcome 2.5 million guests during that period, peaking on Saturday 22 February when it expects 295,000 people due to global events and school holidays across key markets.

These nine days will be one of the airport’s busiest periods and DXB is asking guests to use Dubai Metro to travel to and from the airport and between Terminals 1 and 3.

Passengers arriving at Terminal 1 will find the Arrivals bus stop out of service from 21 February. Alternative transport options are available from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) website.

In January 2025, visitors over the holiday season and expat residents returning from their home countries saw DXB predicting a record start to 2025, with a peak on 3 January of more than 311,000.

DXB welcomed a record 92.3 million passengers in 2024, marking the busiest-ever year for the airport.

An annual increase of nearly 6%, the numbers surpass DXB’s previous record set in 2018 when 89 million passengers passed through its terminals.

In May last year, a US$35 billion expansion plan was announced for Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International (DWC) as part of the emirate’s vision for the aviation landscape.

Over the next 10 years, DWC will serve 150 million passengers a year, and eventually have capacity for 260 million passengers.

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