This brings the hub's total year-to-date figure to 14,985,165 passengers, a jump of 9.3 percent compared to 13,711,181 recorded during the first two months of 2016.

In terms of source markets, Eastern Europe was the fastest expanding segment in February, recording a growth of 39.1 percent, followed by Asia and South America, with rises of 23.8 percent and 11.6, correspondingly.

India remained the top destination country during the month under review, with a total of 937,962 passengers, while London was the most popular city with 309,768 travellers.