The Sharjah Airport received a record 13.6 million passengers in 2019, posting a year-on-year growth of 13 per cent, said a report.

The airport welcomed 12 million passengers in 2018, said a WAM report, citing an official from the Sharjah Airport Authority.

The meeting, headed by Ali Salim Al Midfa, chairman of Sharjah Airport Authority, in the presence of Sheikh Faisal bin Saud Al Qasimi, director of SAA, featured the key milestones of 2019 and revealed the plans and programmes to be implemented in 2020.

Al Midfa highlighted the statistics for aircraft traffic, which increased 6.45 per cent to 86,506 take-offs and landings as compared to 81,026 in 2018 as a result of the airport attracting new airlines and adding new flights, the report said.

"This is a response to efforts to promote Sharjah Airport’s importance and appeal and to the increasing number of options provided to passengers, including connections to more than 105 destinations around the world," he explained.