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Home to the
World's Busiest International Airport
For the first time,
Dubai has outranked Heathrow as the
World's Busiest airport for
International travel.
Dubai received 67.3 million
International passengers from February 2013 to February 2014, while Heathrow received 66.9 million, according to
Airports Council International (ACI).
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Dubai's growth has been rapid. Only a decade ago, the
Airport ranked 45th in the world, according to
The New York Times. Dubai's
International connections have grown so quickly in large part because of its location. The
Airport is within an eight-hour flight of two-thirds of the
World's population, allowing it to outpace Heathrow so quickly.
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