Dubai International Airport (DXB) has been named the 'Best Airport in the Middle East' at the Asian Freight, Logistics, and Supply Chain Awards (AFLAS) held in Shanghai recently.

The awards, which were organised by Asia Cargo News, recognised leading air and shipping lines service providers, air and sea ports, logistics and other associated industry professionals. The nomination and voting process involved more than 15,000 readers and e-news subscribers of the publication to first determine the leading companies in the market, and then determine the winners, making the results the opinion of service users.

Dubai International is currently the second busiest airport globally for international air freight volumes having handled 2.5 million tonnes in 2015.

"We are very pleased to have been chosen as the best airport in the region particularly because the award is given based on the choice of thousands of readers, many of whom have experienced the state of the art facilities, service quality and efficiency of Dubai International," said Anita Mehra, senior vice president of Communications and Reputation at Dubai Airports.