Dubai International Airport has posted a 9.38 per cent increase in freight traffic year-on-year traffic in 2008, despite the worldwide economic slump and a slowdown in global travel demand. The airport handled 1,824,991 tonnes of cargo in 2008 compared with 1,668,505 tonnes of freight in 2007. The airport also saw passenger numbers rise 9 per cent with a throughput of 37.4 million passengers, compared with 34.3 million passengers a year earlier. However, the airport missed its target of 40 … [Read more...] about Dubai airport records leap cargo and pax