Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Now World’s Busiest by Departures
It is not an
official designation. It is not even an
official title.
But it is worn as
something of a badge of honor.
Dallas Fort Worth
International Airport (DFW) is now the
world’s busiest airport. At least in terms
of departures, anyway. And it is the second busiest in the world in terms of
arrivals. That is according to the vice president of network planning at
American Airlines.
How long it will
last remains to be seen.
DFW is the
headquarters of American Airlines and its largest hub. When the carrier
solidified its June schedule, it became the world’s largest departure airport.
Whether
it is replaced by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport or Dubai
International Airport is the question. Both Atlanta and Dubai have long been
among the world’s busiest airports. And this might be splitting hairs.
But for now, and
the rest of the month, DFW is at the top.
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