DELHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LEFT DUBAI , RANKS SECOND BUSIEST AIRPORT IN WORLD

New Delhi (The Quiver): Official Airline Guide (OAG), a leading global travel data operator, has announced that Delhi’s  IGI airport has emerged as the world’s second busiest airport in March 2022, in terms of frequency of domestic and international flights and total seat capacity.

The airport handled about 31.65 million domestic passengers and 5.49 million international traffic in CY 2021. It emerged as the top-most among all Indian airports in terms of handling domestic as well as international passenger traffic in CY 2020 and CY 2021.

As per the OAG’s report, while Atlanta managed to retain its position as the largest, Dubai was knocked out of second place in March by Delhi International Airport, with a seating capacity of 3,611,181 seats.

Delhi International Airport, with a seating capacity of 3,611,181 seats, is also India’s second busiest airport and has knocked out Dubai International Airport (3,554,527 seats).

Delhi airport has also made the biggest leap from 23rd position in April 2019 to the second spot in March 2022. The airport was in 23rd position among the busiest airports in the world before the Covid-19 pandemic.