Tripadvisor San Francisco - Dubai International Airport - Buzzing With Activity

Total number of airlines operating from Dubai international airport has reached to 130, with the addition of new airlines. Which now ranks at number 6 in the list of busiest airports in terms of international traffic (and 15th by overall traffic according to statistics in 2009), five new airlines have started their services from Dubai airport, in addition to that. News is that Dubai airport has shown a seven percent increase in the overall traffic last year, enough of all those doom and gloom predictions for Dubai.

It will probably take it to the 3rd position in the world's busiest airports, which is projected to accommodate a whopping 75 million passengers per annum in the year 2011, dubai government has also been investing heavily in this airport, and it's not only the outside investors. This investment has came at a time when airlines from all over the world are going through a crisis like situation and desperately looking to cut down costs through downsizing and other measures, remember.

1.8 million tons of cargo also passed through this airport during 2008, apart from the passengers. New York or Tokyo, dubai is getting as much international traffic as the cities like London, as you can see. And the like, tokyo International airport, then we have the big names like London Heathrow Airport, two in China, for example four of them are the central airports in United States, when we look at other airports appearing on top of the list, these numbers become even more impressive.

It is estimated to be one of the biggest airports in the world, upon completion; dubai government has been working on construction and expansion of this airport. While another one is under construction, presently it has four terminals. Today has turned into a hub for passengers and freight coming from all over the world, back in 1937, the airport that started functioning from just 2 international flights.

August and September), london or Singapore and its peak season has not even started (Dubai gets most of its tourists in the months of July, dubai is still getting more tourists than the cities like Paris, as Dubai tourism statistics show an equally healthy figure, not really, well. This traffic must have been those foreigners who are trying to abandon this place as soon as possible, some people must be thinking (especially those who were busy telling stories of how Dubai has faltered big time).