For the ninth year in a row, Dubai International Airport (DXB) has retained its top spot in the ranking of the world’s busiest international airports, according to Airports Council International (ACI).
Passenger traffic at Dubai Airport more than doubled to over 66 million in 2022 thanks to a strong recovery in the domestic and international air travel sector, prompting DXB to raise its 2023 forecast to 78 million passengers.
Dubai International Airport handled 66,069,981 passengers in 2022, up 127% from the previous year. Passenger traffic in the last quarter of the year also reached the pre-crisis level.
London Heathrow (58.243 million passengers), Amsterdam (52.46 million), Paris (51.76 million), Istanbul (48.5 million), Frankfurt on the Main (44.77 million), Madrid (36.23 million), Doha (35.7 million), Singapore (31.9 million) and London Gatwick (30.14 million).
Source: Khaleej Times.