Dubai International Airport recorded about 4.92 million scheduled seats on international flights during the current September (9.84 million seats in both directions), thus continuing to lead the world’s airports as the largest hub for international air transport, according to the monthly report issued by OAG, an international provider of airport and airline data.
The institution confirmed in the report, a copy of which was obtained by “Emarat Al Youm”, the strong gains achieved by Dubai International Airport, saying: “Dubai International continues to maintain its first place as the busiest international airport in the world,” noting that the seat capacity at the airport is more than 778 thousand seats higher during the current month of September compared to London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom, which is ranked second in the world.
The organization said in its report that London Heathrow Airport recorded 4.1 million scheduled seats in September, while Amsterdam Airport in the Netherlands came in third place as the busiest international airport with 3.5 million scheduled seats, followed by Seoul Airport in Korea and Paris Airport in France in fourth and fifth place with about 3.4 million scheduled seats each. Dubai International Airport also continued its strong performance to rank second globally in total seat capacity on “international and domestic” flights combined after Hartsfield Atlanta Airport in the US, which recorded 5.2 million scheduled seats in September, while Tokyo Airport in Japan recorded about 4.6 million seats on international and domestic flights to rank third, followed by London Heathrow Airport in fourth place with about 4.39 million seats, then Istanbul Airport in Turkey in fifth place with 4.2 million seats.
The data shows a continuous increase in the number of scheduled seats on international flights at Dubai International Airport, in light of the continuous expansion of air carriers operating at the airport, in addition to adding more flights to existing destinations, and opening new destinations.
Dubai International Airport welcomed about 44.9 million passengers during the first half of this year, an increase of 8% compared to the same period last year. Dubai International jumped from fifth place globally to second place in the number of passengers (international and domestic) on the list of the 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2023, according to the latest classification by the Airports Council International, maintaining its position as the largest airport in the world in terms of international passenger numbers for the tenth consecutive year in 2023.
The airport witnessed a significant increase in the number of passengers during 2023, as the total number of passengers grew by 31.7%, reaching about 87 million passengers.
Dubai International Airport connects to 269 destinations in 106 countries through 101 international airlines, enhancing Dubai’s position as a leading global hub for business and logistics.
• 44.9 million passengers were received by Dubai International Airport during the first half of 2024.
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