A stay at the Dubai International Hotel was the ideal way to start a holiday, especially when the Emirates flight to Birmingham departed at 07:25, reports Phil Blizzard for Breaking Travel News.

DXB welcomed a total of 7,960,146 passengers in January, a small reduction of one per cent compared to 8,037,008 recorded in January 2017 when passenger volumes were boosted due to Chinese New Year.

A change in UAE regulations offering Russian visitors visas on arrival propelled traffic upward at Dubai World Central to more than 900,000 passengers in 2017.

Dubai International retained its position as the world’s number one airport for international passengers for the fourth consecutive year with annual traffic for 2017 reaching 88.2 million passengers, according to the annual traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports today.

Dubai Airports, operator of Dubai International and Dubai World Central, has announced the appointment of Majed Al Joker as executive vice president, corporate affairs, in a move that reaffirms Dubai Airports’ ongoing commitment to develop and promote emergent Emirati leaders.

Cargo traffic at Dubai World Central grew 9.1 per cent during the first nine months of the year, according to the traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports. DWC handled a total of 704,735 tonnes of freight year to date September, an increase of 9.1 per cent compared to 645,698 tonnes during the corresponding period in 2016.