Airports Council International (ACI) published the Top 10 of the busiest airports in the world for 2022, which is once again hosting some of the biggest platforms as international traffic picks up. Five of the busiest airports are in the UNITED STATES.
“Marking an important step in the full recovery of air travel” after the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on air travel, preliminary figures from ACI World indicate that with the resumption of international travel, global traffic in 2022 reached nearly 7 billion passengersrepresenting a 53.5% increase from 2021, or a 73.8% recovery from 2019 results. top 10 airports “represent 10% of global traffic”, and recorded an increase in traffic of 51,7% compared to 2021, at 85.9% of 2019 levels.
Retaining their 2021 position, the airportAtlanta-Hartsfield Jackson (ATL, 93.7 million passengers, +23.8%) leads the 2022 ranking, followed by the airport of Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW, 73.4 million passengers, +17.5%), the airport of Denver (DEN, 69.3 million passengers, +17.8%), and the airport of Chicago-O’Hare (ORD, 68.3 million passengers, +26.5%).
The airport of Dubai reached 5th place (DXB, 66.1 million passengers, +127%) ahead of The Angels (LOS, 65.9 million passengers, +37.3%), the airport ofIstanbul which reached 7th position (IST, 64.3 million passengers, +73.8%) and those of Londres-Heathrowof Delhi and of Paris-Charles de Gaulle in 8th, 9th and 10th place respectively (see table below).
ACI World points out that while among the top 5 global airports are in the United States, they all have a significant share of domestic passengers (between 75% and 95% domestic traffic). For international traffic alone, Dubai retained its crown for the 9th consecutive year.
ACI World Chief Executive Luis Felipe de Oliveira said in a statement: The new top 10 busiest airports by passenger traffic reflects the resilience of the airport and aviation industry, as well as the willingness of passengers to travel by air. While US airport hubs were able to recover faster thanks to the strength of their domestic market, today we see global hubs joining the top ranks, including Dubai, Istanbul and London’s Heathrow Airport. ».
While we ” While we continue to tread carefully amid multiple headwinds that could impact the speed and extent of global air traffic recovery, the latest rankings represent an important step towards reaching pre-pandemic levels. The reopening of China, the second largest aviation market after the United States, should now bring an overall gain, both domestically and for international travel “, he added.
The ongoing recovery in air transport demand “ would not be possible without the continued work of airports to provide a safe, secure, efficient and sustainable air travel ecosystem for the passengers we depend on and the communities we serve. ACI World will continue to represent the best interests of airports on the world stage during key phases of policy development and to promote airport excellence », concludes the general manager of ACI World.
