British Airways Airbus A319 plane takes off from Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, Could 17, 2021.
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Worldwide journey roared again final yr, pushing airports from London to Tokyo up in a worldwide rating of passenger visitors.
Dubai Worldwide Airport ranked second-busiest in 2023, up from fifth place in 2022 and fourth place in 2019, in line with Airport Council Worldwide’s preliminary rating, which was launched on Monday. Passenger visitors to Tokyo Haneda Worldwide Airport jumped 55% final yr from 2022, and the airport ranked fifth up from sixteenth place a yr earlier.
International airports served 8.5 billion passengers final yr, up 27% from 2022 however nonetheless about 6% under pre-pandemic counts, ACI mentioned, citing preliminary figures.
The resurgence of worldwide journey has been a vibrant spot for airways with massive worldwide networks, whereas ultra-low-cost, domestic-focused U.S. airways have struggled in current months. Home U.S. airports continued to put up massive positive aspects in passenger counts, however some slipped within the rankings in contrast with the center of the pandemic, when worldwide journey restrictions restricted long-haul journeys overseas.
Practically 78 million folks used Denver Worldwide Airport final yr, up 12% from 2022, however the airport, a significant hub of United Airways, fell in ACI’s rating to sixth place from third.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport, Delta Air Traces‘ greatest hub, as soon as once more topped the listing of the busiest airports, serving 104.7 million passengers, ACI mentioned.
Listed below are the 2023 rankings (with 2022 rankings in parentheses):
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport (1)
- Dubai Worldwide Airport (5)
- Dallas/Fort Price Worldwide Airport (2)
- London Heathrow (8)
- Tokyo Haneda Worldwide Airport (16)
- Denver Worldwide Airport (3)
- Istanbul Airport (7)
- Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (6)
- Chicago O’Hare Worldwide Airport (4)
- New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport (9)
