Dubai is the world's busiest international airport
The city that boasts the world’s tallest building is now home to the world’s busiest airport for international passengers too.
Dubai’s airport operator released figures on Tuesday showing that 70.5 million passengers streamed through the sparkling halls of the Gulf commercial hub’s main airport last year.
That is a 6% increase over the 66.4 million Dubai International handled in 2013.
The rapid growth puts Dubai squarely ahead of London Heathrow for the first time as the world’s busiest international air hub. Heathrow reported handled 68.1 million international passengers in 2014.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport remains the planet’s busiest passenger airport overall.
But Dubai International is expanding fast, fuelled in large part by the growth of home town carrier Emirates. Yet another concourse is expected to open there later this year.
