4.7m air passengers enter Qatar in July

Increase represents 10% year-on-year increase

Qatar’s aviation industry continues to enjoy a growth trajectory with its latest Preliminary Air Transport Statistics showing the country's total number of air passengers in July 2024 was 4.7 million.

The Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) highlighted that this was a significant increase of 10% as compared to 4.3 million travellers registered during the same period in 2023.

The data also showed that flight movements continued to surge by 7% during July, as Qatar registered 24,179 flight movements as compared to 22,598 in July 2023.

QCAA stated that air cargo and mail also recorded an increase of 13.9% in July 2024, carrying 222,415 tonnes as compared to 195,244 tonnes in July 2023.

During the same month, Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) announced that the country experienced its "busiest month ever", recording a slightly higher figure than QCAA's of 4.73 million passengers, while the overall flight movement at HIA in July increased by 3.9% compared to June.

Furthermore, the country’s national carrier, Qatar Airways, announced the expansion of its network, launching seasonal summer operations, in addition to enhancing the airport’s connectivity.

In terms of the flight movements in June, the report showed a rise of 11.3% as compared to the same month last year.

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