Dubai International Airport has won the title for the world’s busiest airport for international traffic for the first time in 2013. According to the latest figures released by Airports Council International (ACI).
Previously, London Heathrow airport was holding the title for world busiest Airport. Since the beginning of 2013, Dubai has been performing better than Heathrow, according to monthly data released by both airports.
Also ACI released January figures that showed Dubai recorded 5.53 million passengers, while London Heathrow witnessed 4.86 million during the same period and Dubai International and London Heathrow have published their first-quarter results on their respective websites, showing that Dubai is leading with 16.5 million passengers while Heathrow reported 16 million for the same period.