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Over the first quarter DWC (Dubai World Central) Airport has seen a steady growth in passenger traffic during the first half from CIS with 271,000 passengers, Eastern Europe with 98,633 passengers, Western Europe with 89,559 and the Middle East with 49,671 passengers, according to the traffic report issued by Dubai Airports. Flight movements during the first half totalled 16,069 compared to 18,373, down 12.5 per cent recorded during the corresponding period in 2017. The average passenger per flight movement during the first half was 163 compared to 121 during the first half in 2017, an increase of 34.7 per cent.During the period under review DWC was served by 8 passenger carriers, operating an average of 95 flights weekly to 14 international destinations and 26 scheduled cargo operators flying to as many as 70 destinations around the world. Cargo volumes at Dubai World Central (DWC) grew to 475,190 tonnes in the first half of the year, a year on year increase of 7.1% compared to 443,835 tonnes recorded last year. After a robust growth of nearly 9 per cent in first quarter, cargo volumes at DWC reached 245,

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