Dubai International Airport overtakes Heathrow

Dubai International Airport has seen more passengers in the past three months than London Heathrow, as it continues its move up the ranks of the world’s busiest airports. In February 2014, Dubai reported 5.7m passengers against Heathrow’s 4.9m, while January saw 6.4m against Heathrow’s 5.4m and December 6m against Heathrow’s 5.8m. Preliminary annual figures for 2013 from the Airports Council International (ACI) released on 31 March showed Dubai in seventh position worldwide, from tenth the year before, with Atlanta retaining its spot as the world’s busiest airport, Beijing in second and Heathrow in third.