DUBAI – THE WORLD’S BUSIEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Dubai International Airport has held on to its No 1 ranking as the world’s busiest airport for international travel, after passenger traffic reached 88.2 million in 2017. As against this figure, as per data released by the management, in the year 2016, Dubai International Airport handled 83.6 million passengers. Paul Griffiths, the Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai International Airport says he expects the airport to see 90.3 million passengers in the current year i.e 2018. Dubai International Airport first surpassed Heathrow airport at London as the world’s busiest airport for international traffic in 2014. It has maintained the title ever since, with some 90 airlines flying into skyscraperstudded Dubai, a gateway for East-West travel. The airport is home to the long-haul carrier Emirates. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia remains the world’s busiest airport overall, i.e. in respect of both domestic and international travel.