Expo 2020 has pushed up the number of daily passenger bookings at Dubai Airports to 100,000.

Dubai Airports recorded 100,000 passengers daily passing through until February and the emirate also expects a further rise in the number of visitors.

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Lieutenant General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director General of Dubai’s GDRFA, while speaking at a session during the first day of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, said Expo 2020 has witnessed a flood of visitors from all over the world and a daily record of 100,000 passengers passing through Dubai Airports until February 2.

“Although the number of passengers is 50 per cent of the visitors we had during peak times before the pandemic, we expect a steep rise of tourists and residents in the coming months,” he added and noted that Expo 2020 is a major factor why more people will visit, live and work in Dubai.

“Dubai will always be attractive to investors, especially after Expo 2020,” said Al Marri.

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The GDRFA has also established a dedicated office at the mega event’s premises to process applications of those eligible for the Golden Visas without turning back to the administration.

Al Marri noted that the GDRFA has achieved 80 per cent automation in transactions, reflected in the visas and permits issued and extended for pavilion organizers, employees and visitors of Expo 2020.