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Where are the world's busiest airports? Where are the world's busiest airports?
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reckons that by 2016, between the three of them, the US, UK and Germany will have 0.6bn passengers. But will they have a long wait? Where are the world's busiest airports?The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reckons that by 2016, between the three of them, the US, UK and Germany will have 0.6bn passengers. But will they have a long wait? Where are the world's busiest airports?
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In terms of the numbers of aircraft arriving and departing, 8 of the busiest 10 airports in the world are in America.In terms of the numbers of aircraft arriving and departing, 8 of the busiest 10 airports in the world are in America.
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When it comes to cargo though, the list looks a lot more international. Incheon, one of the world's biggest suburbs is also South Korea's main airport and comes in 4th place here because it serves as a critical transport hub for northeast Asia.When it comes to cargo though, the list looks a lot more international. Incheon, one of the world's biggest suburbs is also South Korea's main airport and comes in 4th place here because it serves as a critical transport hub for northeast Asia.
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This is no doubt the bit that people are most interested in - which airports have the most passengers milling around? London Heathrow soars up the list to first place. In the twelve months to May 2013, the airport received 66 million passengers - more than the entire UK population.This is no doubt the bit that people are most interested in - which airports have the most passengers milling around? London Heathrow soars up the list to first place. In the twelve months to May 2013, the airport received 66 million passengers - more than the entire UK population.
This time, not a single US airport makes it into the top ten as the list is dominated by European and Asian countries.This time, not a single US airport makes it into the top ten as the list is dominated by European and Asian countries.
Want to know more than the top 10? Check the ACI's world airport traffic statistics for yourself. Where have you had to wait the longest? Share your views below.Want to know more than the top 10? Check the ACI's world airport traffic statistics for yourself. Where have you had to wait the longest? Share your views below.
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