Dubai International Airport
has been confirmed as the world's second busiest for international passenger
traffic, moving ahead of Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport for the first time,
it has been announced. Since the start of the year Dubai International has
moved up two positions in the global rankings and now has London Heathrow's
title as the world's busiest international airport firmly within its sights.
The rankings were confirmed by the latest figures published by Airports Council
International, the Dubai Airports company said in a statement. Dubai Airports
has maintained its impressive passenger growth in 2013, with passenger traffic
at Dubai International rising 13 per cent to 10,640,120 passengers in the first
two months of this year, up from 9,413,286 for the same period in 2012.
"It is extremely gratifying to see Dubai International leap up two places
in the international passenger rankings in a single year. It is a clear signal
that more people are choosing Dubai as their preferred hub not only for its
extensive global network but the superb facilities on the ground too. Given our
surging growth rate and London Heathrow's capacity constraints we are well
placed to overtake them as the world's busiest airport for international
traffic by 2015," Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths said.
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