Dubai extended its lead over its regional competitors in 2007 by adding over five and a half million passengers to its throughput. This took it to over 34 million, more than twice as many as any other airport in the Middle East.
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| Source: Airport websites, ATI, anna.aero estimates for Amman, Doha and Saudi Arabia |
Most major airports in the region reported double-digit growth, while Sharjah (+41%), Abu Dhabi (+31%) and Sharm El-Sheikh (+27%) were the fastest growing in percentage terms. In volume terms Dubai (+5.5 million) grew three times faster than any other airport, with Cairo (+1.7 million) the next best. Egypt’s airports all performed well with Hurghada joining Cairo and Sharm El-Sheikh in reporting above average growth.
Morocco’s airports report 16% growth in 2007
Having decided to implement an ‘open-skies’ agreement with the EU, Moroccan airports witnessed the benefits in 2007. Growth in international passengers increased almost 20%, while domestic traffic was also up.
| Airport | Pax 2006 | Pax 2007 | Vly |
| Casablanca (CMN) | 5,070,206 | 5,858,404 | 15.5% |
| Marrakech (RAK) | 2,650,365 | 3,053,119 | 15.2% |
| Agadir (AGA) | 1,433,909 | 1,497,396 | 4.4% |
| Tangier (TNG) | 292,449 | 366,123 | 25.2% |
| Fez (FEZ) | 228,343 | 334,027 | 46.3% |
| Oujda (OUD) | 242,214 | 315,080 | 30.1% |
| Rabat (RBA) | 204,301 | 249,998 | 22.4% |
| All airports | 10,594,846 | 12,248,078 | 15.6% |
| Source: ONDA | |||
Passenger numbers at the two main airports of Casablanca and Marrakech increased 15%. These two airports account for almost three-quarters of all Moroccan airport traffic. In the first four months of 2008 traffic at Morocco’s airports was up a more modest 9.3%.
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