2021-04-24 07:10:49 GMT2021-04-24 15:10:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
OTTAWA, April 23 (Xinhua) China s Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou has overtaken Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as the world s busiest hub in 2020, an international trade group said Thursday.
With nearly 43.77 million passengers through 2020 at Baiyun airport, which is located in Guangzhou, south China, the Chinese airport came to top the list of world s busiest hubs, moving up from the 11th place in 2019, the Airports Council International (ACI) said in a statement.
Hartsfield-Jackson, the U.S. airport that had been at the top of the list for more than two decades, has slipped to the second place, with about 42.92 million passengers through the year.
OTTAWA, April 24 (Bernama): China s Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou has overtaken Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as the world s busiest hub in 2020, reports Xinhua news agency quoted an international trade group.
With nearly 43.77 million passengers through 2020 at Baiyun airport, which is located in Guangzhou, south China, the Chinese airport came to top the list of the world s busiest hubs, moving up from 11th place in 2019, the Airports Council International (ACI) said in a statement.
Hartsfield-Jackson, the United States airport that had been at the top of the list for more than two decades, has slipped to second place, with about 42.92 million passengers through the year.
China and US dominate busiest airport rankings for 2020
The busiest airports in the world were all in China and the
The latest figures from
ACI)
World show a 45.7% drop in traffic at the world’s 10 busiest airports last year, with a 64.6% drop worldwide.
Atlanta Hartfield-Jackson International Airport dropped off the top spot for 2020, replaced by
Guangzhou Bai Yun International Airport, according to preliminary data released by ACI today.
Guangzhou is one of seven Chinese airports in the top 10, with third-place
Chengdu climbing up from 24
th last year and ninth places
Shanghai rising from 46
th in 2019. The remaining three spots in the top 10 are taken by American airports.
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COVID-19 brought aviation to a standstill for passengers, bringing Harstfield-Jackson travel numbers down more than 61% from 2019 to 2020. (Photo by Todd Bennett/Getty Images)
ATLANTA The world s busiest airport is no longer in the southwest corner of the biggest city in Georgia.
More specifically, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has fallen to No. 2 on the list of busiest airports, according to a report of 2020 world airport traffic rankings released Thursday by industry organization Airports Council International World.
ACI World said Guangzhou Bai Yun International Airport in China recorded the most passenger flights in 2020, ending what CNN identified as Atlanta s 22-year reign at the top.
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