Passengers
1,879,552
12 months to Jun 2026
Australia and Dubai
5 city pairs with recent passenger traffic · data from Jan 1985
Inbound
980,329
arriving in Australia
Outbound
899,223
leaving Australia
Australian ports
5
represented in this record
Traffic: 12 months to Jun 2026
Passengers over time
To Jun 2026
International history milestones
Passenger milestones use complete calendar years only; a missing month stays missing and the partial current year cannot set the historical peak. Current breadth uses the global passenger window 2025-07 to 2026-06. Recorded Australian ports describe passenger records, not necessarily nonstop current services.
First positive record
Jan 1985
first month with passengers > 0
Peak complete year
2018
2,586,823 passengers
Latest complete year
2025
2,420,770 passengers
Australian ports in latest 12 months
5
positive in global latest 12 months; not necessarily nonstop
Peak port breadth
5
complete years: 2012–2019, 2024–2025
Part of United Arab Emirates.
Recent passenger traffic
Positive passenger traffic appears within the latest year of the published BITRE series. This is record recency, not real-time operating status.
| Route | Passengers, 12 months |
|---|---|
| Sydney ↔ Dubai | 623,956 |
| Melbourne ↔ Dubai | 555,504 |
| Brisbane ↔ Dubai | 343,072 |
| Perth ↔ Dubai | 245,622 |
| Adelaide ↔ Dubai | 111,398 |