{"id":12684,"date":"2020-02-05T08:32:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T12:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12684"},"modified":"2020-02-05T14:34:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T18:34:10","slug":"dubai-international-airport-keeps-top-spot-for-sixth-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12684","title":{"rendered":"Dubai International Airport Keeps Top Spot for Sixth Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2.49781966.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2.49781966.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2.49781966-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Dubai International Airport said on Wednesday that it maintained its title as the world\u2019s busiest for international travel, despite closing one of its runways for repairs last year and the ongoing grounding of the Boeing 737 Max.<\/p>\n<p>The airport, home to long-haul carrier Emirates, saw 86.4 million passengers in 2019, six million more than second-placed Heathrow Airport in London.<\/p>\n<p>But that is down 3% from 2018, which saw 89.1 million passengers at Dubai International.<\/p>\n<p>The airport blamed the weaker numbers in part on a 45-day closure of its southern runway, the bankruptcy of India\u2019s Jet Airways and the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max.<\/p>\n<p>Government-owned Emirates\u2019 low-cost sister carrier, FlyDubai, had been flying a number of the Maxes in its fleet.<\/p>\n<p>It is the sixth year for Dubai International Airport to hold the crown as the world\u2019s busiest for international travel.<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s busiest airport overall is Hartsfield\u2013Jackson Atlanta International Airport.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-12684\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12684&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-12684\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12684&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-12684\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12684&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12684\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai International Airport said on Wednesday that it maintained its title as the world\u2019s busiest for international travel, despite closing one of its runways for repairs last year and the ongoing grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. 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