Sharjah International Airport expecting to maintain “stable” rate of growth

Sharjah International Airport reported an 8.0% year-on-year rise in passenger traffic for the first three quarters of 2009, to 4.2 million passengers. Aircraft movements rose only slightly in comparison, up 2.1% year-on-year, to a record 45,022, suggesting stronger load factors for airlines. [466 words]

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This report contains the following subheadings:

• Plans to construct second runway
• Air Arabia hotel to be completed by Apr-2010

This report contains the following charts and tables:

• Sharjah International Airport passenger numbers: 2003 to YTD2009
• Sharjah International Airport capacity share by carrier