ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi International airport reported an 8.7 percent increase in passenger traffic for February 2016.

A total of 1,863,942 people traveled through Abu Dhabi last month, up on the February 2015 figure of 1,715,540.

Aircraft movements in February 2016 reached 13,307 up by 3.5 % from 12,852 movements recorded in February 2015.

Bangkok, London Heathrow, Mumbai, Doha and Jeddah featured as the top-five routes from Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Several destinations saw significant growth in passenger traffic, with Australia beating its February 2015 figures by 45.2 percent last month, and the United Kingdom recording an 18.8 percent increase in the same period.

Overall traffic at the airport is up 11.5 percent, year-on-year, while cargo movement is down 3.5 percent over the same period.