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Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) – Once again, Atlanta rules the world.
At least his airport does.
More than 107 million passengers flew from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport last year, making it the busiest airport in the world for the 21st consecutive year.
Worldwide, passenger traffic reached 8.8 billion last year, an increase of 6.4%, while air cargo shipments increased 3.4%.
"The World Airport Traffic Report says that, while small airports around the world continue to make significant gains, the main central airports continue to grow," ACI World Executive Director Angela Gittens said in a statement. Press release.
"In 2008, 16 airports handled more than 40 million passengers a year and are now 54."
But Gittens warned against the impact of protectionist policies around the world.
"Protectionist rhetoric – fueled by isolationist policies – has swept through several major economies in recent times, resulting in the dismantling of established open trade relationships and regimes," Gittens said in a statement. hurry.
Air transport relies on open markets to develop, she said.
"Despite this, passenger traffic has held up well, with year-over-year growth rates above historical average, as travel costs are falling in many markets and the middle-class population is expanding into emerging markets." "she said, adding that persistent isolationist policies could dampen the growth of many countries. countries.
Major connection hub
Atlanta continues to dominate the passenger market due to its location as a major hub and port of entry in North America. It's two hours flying 80% of the US population of more than 300 million inhabitants.
There has been no change from 2017 in the ranking of the three major passenger airports.
In second place, the Beijing Capital International Airport passed the 100 million passenger mark in 2018, reaching nearly 101 million passengers and growing by 5.4%. Third place, Dubai Airport, welcomed 89 million passengers, up only 1%. (Dubai was also the leading airport for international passenger traffic, followed by London Heathrow Airport and Hong Kong International Airport.)
Chicago dominates Atlanta here
United Airlines is headquartered in Illinois and is very present at the O. Hare International Airport in Chicago.
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Chicago's O & # 39; Hare International Airport has taken Atlanta out of the lead for most aircraft movements, which is the language used by airports for take-offs and landings. O Hare processed nearly 904,000 movements in 2018. Atlanta handled more than 895,000 movements and the Los Angeles International Airport handled nearly 708,000 movements.
In total, aircraft movements in 2018 totaled 99.9 million euros, up 3.1%.
Hong Kong remains the largest air cargo airport with more than 5.1 million metric tons of cargo in 2018, an increase of 1.5% over the previous year, followed by the airport Memphis International Airport (Tennessee, USA) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport in China.
Rapid growth
The Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi is part of the growth of the aviation market in India.
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A dozen of the 30 fastest-growing airports in the world are in China or India. Bangalore Airport in India is the fastest growing airport with 32.3 million passengers in 2018, an impressive 29% increase.
The busiest airports in the world in 2018
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Georgia, United States) – 107.4 million passengers
2. Beijing Capital International Airport (China) – 101 million
3. Dubai International Airport (United Arab Emirates) – 89.1 million
4. Los Angeles International Airport (California, United States) – 87.5 million
5. Haneda Airport in Tokyo (Japan) – 86.9 million euros
6. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Illinois, USA) – 83.2 million
7. London Heathrow Airport (UK) – 80.1 million euros
8. Hong Kong International Airport (China) – 74.5 million
9. Shanghai Pudong International Airport (China) – 74 million
10. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (France) – 72.2 million
11. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (Netherlands) – 71 million
12. Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi (India) – 69.9 million euros
13. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (China) – 69.7 million
14. Frankfurt Airport (Germany) – 69.5 million
15. Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport (Texas, United States) – 69.1 million
16. Atatürk International Airport of Istanbul (Turkey) – 68.4 million euros
17. Incheon International Airport in Seoul (South Korea) – 68.4 million
18. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia – 65.7 million
19. Singapore Changi Airport (Singapore) – 65.6 million
20. Denver International Airport (Colorado, United States) – $ 64.5 million
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