Dubai International Airport boss says growth returning ‘very strongly’

Paul Griffiths, the chief executive of Dubai Airports (Jon Gambrell/PA)

Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, handled 20% more passenger traffic in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, its chief executive said, signalling cautious optimism for the ravaged aviation industry.

Yet a full recovery remains years off.