Dubai Airports in 2026: 31.5m passengers in H1 (down 31%), 6.3m in July and a 70m target
Editorial
Dubai International handled 31.5 million passengers in the first half of 2026, down 31.3%, and July traffic of 6.3 million suggests the recovery is…
Eugene Barry
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Biography
Eugene Barry is chief commercial officer of Dubai Airports, where he leads the company's non-aeronautical revenue, the income that comes from retail, property and other commercial activity rather than airline charges. He joined Dubai Airports in 2009 and the company's management page credits him with more than 15 years of airport travel retail experience. Before Dubai he worked at Dubai Duty Free, Dufry and Aer Rianta. His education and net worth were not found in the sources reviewed.
Career
- Airport retail roles · Aer Rianta
- Airport retail roles · Dufry
- Airport retail roles · Dubai Duty Free
- 2009 · Joined Dubai Airports; now Chief Commercial Officer · Dubai Airports