Dubai International Airport (DXB) has officially overtaken Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to become the world’s busiest airport by seat capacity in January 2026.
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Frontier Airlines (F9) expands its presence at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) with six new routes that strengthen domestic and international connectivity.
The world’s busiest airports are entering a new phase of infrastructure development, with multiple hubs targeting over 100 million annual passengers.
The Airports Council International (ACI) World has unveiled its 2025 Edition of the World Airport Traffic Dataset, revealing record-breaking global air traffic data for 2024.
The preliminary figures from ACI World indicate that 2024 global passenger traffic reached nearly 5 billion, representing a 9% increase from 2023.
Dubai International Airport maintained its position as the world’s busiest international hub for passengers for the tenth consecutive year
ATLANTA- As the IATA summer schedule comes to a close later this month, it’s a good opportunity to examine the busiest airports in the world, taking into account both international and domestic traffic.
Dubai Airport has retained its rank as the busiest international airport across the globe with 29.1 million annual passengers, and just last week, declaring its busiest quarter since 2020, said Jamal al Hai, Deputy CEO of Dubai Airports, state news agency WAM has said.