HIA sees 381% increase in passenger traffic; marks 7 years of operations

Doha: On May 27, 2021, Hamad International Airport (HIA) marked seven of operation. Till date, HIA has processed more than 200 million passengers and 13 million tonnes of cargo and is consistently rated as one of the top airports in the world.

Owing to the gradual lifting of travel restrictions globally and the reopening of borders around the world, air travel numbers are now slowly increasing. The most significant increase at HIA is in passenger traffic, which observed a 381% increase from April 2020 to April 2021, with 976,292 passengers travelling through Qatar’s airport. In the same period, aircraft movement has seen a 142% increase, with 12,541 aircraft landing at HIA in April this year. Cargo movement has also witnessed a 70% increase in April, with the airport overseeing the movement of 222,339 tonnes of cargo. This growth is also observed at HIA due to the airport’s welcoming of new airline partners such as Air Canada, Badr Airlines, and Vistara to its network in 2020. With 33 airlines operating at HIA, Qatar’s airport is currently serving 142 destinations.