DUBAI: Dubai International Airport (DXB) has announced passenger statistics for the current year, revealing that it welcomed 3.2 million Pakistani travelers during the first nine months of 2025.
Officials stated that Pakistan ranked fourth among the top nationalities using the airport. Pakistani passengers primarily travel to Dubai for tourism, business, family visits, employment opportunities, and as a transit point to Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Dubai Airport serves as a key hub for travel between Pakistan and the UAE.
From July to September, DXB handled 24.2 million passengers, marking a 1.9% increase compared to the same period last year, reaching the highest quarterly traffic in its 65-year history. From January to September, total passenger traffic reached 70.1 million, up 2.1% year-on-year. Over the past 12 months, Dubai Airport recorded a new annual high of 93.8 million passengers.
In comparison, India led with 8.8 million passengers, followed by Saudi Arabia with 5.5 million, and the United Kingdom with 4.6 million.
The airport maintained high efficiency, with 99.6% of departing passengers completing immigration in under 10 minutes, while 99.8% of arriving passengers were processed within 15 minutes.
To accommodate the growing number of passengers, especially from South Asia, expansions at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 are underway to enhance capacity and improve services.