Dubai International continues its strong performance and leads the world’s airports

During this January, Dubai International Airport recorded about 5.3 million scheduled seats on departing international flights (10.6 million in both directions), compared to about five million seats in the same period last year 2024, placing it on the throne of the world’s airports in total seat capacity by a large margin. It reached 440,000 seats, compared to its American counterpart, Hartsfield Atlanta Jackson International Airport, which came in second, according to the monthly report issued by OAG, the international provider. For airport and airline data.

The corporation stated in a report, a copy of which was received by Emirates Today, that in January 2025, Dubai International Airport maintained its position as the busiest international airport in the world with 5.3 million seats, with a growth rate of about 5%, compared to January 2024, and the airport also maintains its position as the largest. A transportation hub in terms of international flights.

She added that Dubai International Airport overtook Hartsfield Atlanta in January 2025, becoming the busiest airport in the world, noting that the American airport came in second place after Dubai, registering about 4.85 million seats.

Tokyo International Airport in Japan came in third place in terms of total seat capacity on both international and local flights during January 2025, recording about 4.7 million seats, followed by Britain’s London Airport in fourth place, recording 4.3 million seats, and China’s Guangzhou Baiyun Airport in fifth place, recording 4.2. Millions of seats.

Dubai International Airport continued to achieve strong gains compared to its counterparts from other air transport hubs, as the scheduled seat capacity on international flights at the airport exceeded the barrier of five million seats (10 million in both directions) for eight months during the year 2024, thus recording the highest record ever. .

According to the data, the total seat capacity at Dubai International Airport during the year 2024 as a whole reached more than 60 million scheduled seats (120 million seats in both directions).

The airport received 68.6 million passengers during the first nine months of last year, an increase of 6.3%, compared to the same period in 2023. It also achieved a strong performance in the third quarter of last year, receiving 23.7 million passengers.