In terms of the number of international travelers
Dubai International is at the forefront of international airports in the first quarter of 2021
Dubai International recorded a gradual recovery in the number of passengers and goods.
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The latest data released by the list of the largest international airports, in terms of the number of international travelers, showed that Dubai International Airport still maintained its first position as the largest international airport in the world, during the first quarter of 2021.
According to a preliminary survey conducted by Emirates Today of the data of the largest international airports, during the first three months of this year, Dubai International recorded a gradual recovery in both the number of passengers and the volume of cargo.
According to Dubai Airports Corporation, the total number of passengers traveling through Dubai International during the first quarter of this year reached 5.75 million.
Destinations and companies
The number of destinations currently served by airlines operating at Dubai International Airport is 150, operated by 57 national and international airlines. Currently, the airport serves 63% of the destinations in 89 countries, and deals with 75% of the airlines that used to operate their flights. He passed through the airport before the Covid-19 pandemic.
During the first three months of this year, the total number of passengers through Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, which is ranked second in the list of the largest international airports for the year 2020, reached about two million passengers, while the total number of passengers through London Heathrow Airport, ranked third in the year 2020 to about 1.9 million passengers, compared to 2.9 million for the French Charles de Gaulle Airport.
The largest aerial axis
It is noteworthy that Dubai International Airport, which was inaugurated on September 30, 1960, removed its counterpart, London Heathrow, from the first place in the number of international passengers during 2014, for the first time in history, after the British airport maintained the lead since the start of commercial air transport in the world.
According to the international airport data provider OAG, Dubai International Airport also maintains its position as the largest hub for international air transport in the world in terms of seat capacity provided by scheduled flights.
According to Dubai Airports, the capacity of Dubai International Airport reaches more than 90 million passengers, while the corporation is working on a new plan, called the "DXB Plus" plan, to increase the airport's capacity to 118 million passengers by 2023.
• «Dubai International» recorded 5.75 million passengers during the first quarter.
The airport currently serves 63% of the destinations in 89 countries.
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