Hamad International Airport accomplished a new record of passenger traffic and aircraft movements in 2016, handling 37.3 million passengers and 245,800 landings and take-offs during the year.
This performance represents an increase of 20.5 per cent and 15.8 per cent respectively.
On the cargo front, airfreight also grew by 20.8 per cent reaching a new high of 1.7 million tonnes for the year.
During 2016, HIA invested in increasing its capacity, improving its product offering and redesigning its operational processes to efficiently accommodate the increasing traffic over the coming years, while continuing to upgrade its award-winning services.
Engineer Badr Mohammed Al Meer, chief operating officer of Hamad International Airport, stated: “Our capacity expansion programme launched in 2016 has also enabled us to efficiently serve our increasing passenger numbers and handle growing cargo and aircraft movements with our renowned high-quality standards.
“The programme will ensure that HIA continues to be one of the leading aviation hubs of the world in the coming years.”
