1.3 million arrive at DXB in last 2 weeks of August

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Dubai welcomed more than 1.3 million passengers at DXB during the last two weeks of August.

That's according to authorities, who say 260,000 of them used their Emirates ID at Smart Gates upon arrival.

Saturday, August 24, was the busiest day of the period, which saw around 800,000 UAE residents land in Dubai.

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