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According to the OAG, in January for the first time in its history, Dubai International Airport topped the list of largest international airports in terms of total seating capacity on international and domestic scheduled flights, surpassing Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, an international organization that specializes in flight and airport data. .
According to the company’s data, the total number of planned seats on flights through Dubai International Airport reached more than 5.033 million planned seats in January this year, ranking first in the world and improving by three in the list of largest airports compared to 2019 places.
The data showed that Dubai International Airport for the first time surpassed Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which recorded 4.723 million planned seats, which is about 309.7 thousand fewer seats compared to Dubai International Airport, which was boosted by the expansion of national airlines was supported , attraction of new airlines and tourist transport activity. Commercially and economically in Dubai.
The data showed that the volume of seat capacity on flights at Dubai International Airport exceeded 5 million per month for the third month since the middle of last year, at a time when the airport continues to record strong growth rates in the increasing number of flights and the opening of more new stations through the operation of… More airlines for their flights to and from the airport.
According to the data, Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) ranked third globally in terms of total seating capacity with 4.58 million seats, followed by Guangzhou International Airport with about 4.05 million planned seats and London’s Heathrow Airport with 4.02 million seats in fifth place, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth Airport in sixth place with 3.92 million seats.
The data showed that Shanghai Pudong International Airport ranked seventh among the world’s largest airports in terms of total seating capacity with 3.89 million planned seats, while Denver Airport ranked eighth with 3.788 million seats. Istanbul Airport, which ranked ninth, recorded 3.783 million seats, followed by Beijing Airport with 3.779 million planned seats.
Dubai Airport is a leader among international airports, although it relies primarily on international flights, while other airports rely on international and local flights, reflecting the level of achievement that Dubai Airport has achieved for the first time.
International flights
Regarding international flights, Dubai International Airport continued to maintain its top position in the world as the largest international airport in terms of seating capacity on international flights departing in January 2023.
Second place was taken by London Heathrow Airport, followed by Seoul Airport in Korea, Singapore Airport in fourth place, Istanbul Airport and Amsterdam Airport in the Netherlands.
Planned airline seating capacity provides an indicator of airport flight movements, which airports rely on to determine the volume of business to a given point in the world. Airlines set schedules for their flights between their stations and Dubai International Airport in advance every month.
Dubai Airports expects passenger traffic to continue to recover in the current year, supported by the expansion of national airlines, the attraction of new airlines and increasing tourist flows.
Dubai Airports continues to actively work with relevant authorities to improve the traveler experience in the future, based on Dubai’s position as the top destination in terms of international visitor spending, with a total volume of US$29.4 billion, as well as its Position among airports Destinations are most reliant on advanced technological solutions.
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