Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today announced the results of its monthly traffic report, which shows an increase of 7 per cent in passenger traffic for the month of August 2010, over the same period last year. Aircraft movements increased by 5.8 per cent while cargo traffic increased by 12 per cent , with a total of 38,076 tons transported through the airport. The August results reveal the United States to be showing the highest year-on-year passenger traffic increase, with a 130.2 per cent increase in August, compared with last year, followed by the Philippines with 70.9 per cent year on year increase compared to the same month in 2009. These major route developments are in large a reflection of Etihad Airways' new route launches, the increase in the number of international airlines, and the additional flight frequencies of existing airlines operating to Abu Dhabi International Airport within 2010, according to a report of the UAE news agency "WAM." The traffic report shows the top five city destinations for the month of August to be London, Jeddah, Manila, Bangkok and Cairo, together accounting for 19.8 per cent of all traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Ahmed Al Haddabi, Senior Vice President Airports Operations at ADAC commented: "Our August 2010 results demonstrate the healthy growth trend Abu Dhabi International Airport is currently experiencing. The momentous increase we see in our passenger and cargo traffic numbers indicates that we are succeeding in providing world class services to our travelers and freight service providers alike".
