Dubai Overtakes Heathrow as Busiest Airport for International Passengers - WSJ.com

Dubai Overtakes Heathrow as Busiest Airport for International Passengers - WSJ.com:



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An Emirates airline passenger jet taxis on the tarmac at Dubai International airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Associated Press

Dubai International became the busiest airport globally for international passengers in the first quarter, overtaking London's Heathrow, and illustrating the stellar growth of Emirates Airline in less than 30 years of operations.



Dubai's main hub, the home of Emirates, handled 18.36 million international passengers in the first quarter of the year, Dubai Airports said in a statement Monday. Heathrow saw a total 16.1 million people pass through the airport in the same period, according to statements on the airport's website.



Heathrow pipped Dubai last year to the top spot for international traffic, followed by Hong Kong and Paris, according to official figures from Airports Council International, a global trade body, which hasn't released first quarter figures yet."



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