8.2m travellers used Dubai airport in July

Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travellers, recorded a 1.8% rise in passenger traffic in July, its operator said on Wednesday.

The airport handled 8.2-million passengers, compared with 8.06million a year earlier.

It was its second-busiest month ever after August last year, when 8.23-million passengers used the airport, said operator Dubai Airports.