The Dubai airport is among the four in the world's Top 20 list that posted gains in 2009, according to an Airports Council International (ACI) statement released yesterday.
The others were Beijing, Bangkok and San Francisco, it said.
Beijing airport became the world's third-busiest last year after its passenger total jumped 17 per cent to 65.3 million, ACI said.
Atlanta Hartsfield remained number one with almost 88 million passengers, down 2.3 per cent, ACI said.
London Heathrow ranked second on 66 million after its traffic declined 1.5 per cent, less than the drop at most other major airports, the figures show.
Chicago O'Hare slipped to fourth in the ranking after traffic there fell 8.8 per cent to 64.4 million people.
The worldwide passenger total declined 2.9 per cent, with aircraft movements down 5.5 per cent.
ACI's figures are drawn from 900 airports.
Among those airports reporting international traffic results, Sharjah, along with Beirut and Kuwait, led the top 100 international airports, being the only ones to show double-digit growth. Dubai airport increased by 9.6 per cent, solidifying its sixth rank, said ACI. Kuala Lumpur and Istanbul airports were the only other two among the top 20 international airports that reported growth of nine per cent and eight per cent respectively.
Mexico City and Cancun both suffered declines of 13 per cent in international passengers as a result of significant declines in the wake of the H1N1 outbreak in the second quarter of 2009. – Emirates Business 24|7
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