Dubai remains world’s busiest international airport in January 2023

Dubai remains world’s busiest international airport in January 2023

Dubai International (DXB) held on to the top spot of the busiest airport for international flights in January, ahead of major hubs such as London Heathrow, Istanbul Airport and Singapore’s Changi Airport. This is according to the monthly ‘World’s Busiest Airport’ rankings from aviation consultancy OAG, which said the busiest airport for international flights in January 2023 continues to be Dubai with 4.6 million seats, which have increased by one per cent compared to the previous month (December 2022). The data from OAG was calculated using airlines’ international seat capacity and flight frequency in January 2023. DXB has consistently retained the top spot for being the busiest international airport for several months in a row. “London Heathrow is in second place with 3.5 million seats. Dubai and London Heathrow were in first and second places in 2019,” stated the report. Out of the top 10 busiest international airports in January 2023, seven were in the top 10 in January 2022. The airports which have seen their rankings rise, bringing them to the top 10 now, are Singapore Changi (from 11th to 4th), Incheon (from 46th to 7th) and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (from 45th to 10th). DXB has also retained its spot