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Dubai International Airport s first-quarter passenger traffic dropped 67.8 per cent to 5.75 million compared to the same quarter a year ago, which was largely unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic, its operator said.
The year-on-year contraction came as the suspension of operations by airlines and airports worldwide to stem the spread of the pandemic only began at the end of March, Dubai Airports said in a statement on Wednesday. Whilst passenger numbers for the first quarter remained significantly below the monthly volumes we handled before March 2020, in the context of the current global situation they are very encouraging and reflect the consolidation phase in our business recovery, Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai Airports, said.
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After more than two decades of reigning as the world’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport lost its crown in 2020 to China’s Guangzhou Bai Yun International Airport.
What Happened: Guangzhou was the world’s busiest airport last year in passenger counts, with 43.7 million people streaming through its facilities, according to new data released by Airports Council International. Although the airport’s passenger count was down 40.4% from one year earlier, it nonetheless rose from an 11th place ranking on the 2019 list.
Hartsfield-Jackson came in second place last year with a 42.9 million passenger count, a 61.2% slide from one year earlier. Hartsfield-Jackson was one of three U.S. airports in the 2020 top 10 rankings: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport ranked fourth and Denver International ranked seventh, with the remaining top 10 spots taken by Chinese airports.
After more than two decades of reigning as the world’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport lost its crown in 2020 to China’s Guangzhou Bai Yun International Airport.
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After more than two decades of reigning as the world’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport lost its crown in 2020 to China’s Guangzhou Bai Yun International Airport.
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