A year ago, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China was the world’s busiest air terminal, ascending to the No. 1 spot from its No. 11 positioning in 2019, as per the recent preliminary figures released by airport trade organization Airports Council International (ACI).
Guangzhou saw 43.8 million travelers in 2020, down 40% from 2019, while Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the United States had 42.9 million travelers a year ago, a 61% drop from 2019.
Airports in the Chinese urban communities of Chengdu, Shenzhen, Kunming, Shanghai and Xi’an were also among the top 10 in 2020, ascending from 2019 rankings as low as No. 46 (Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport) to break into the best 10.
Beijing Capital International Airport, which has regularly held the No. 2 spot and held that position in 2019, dropped to No. 6 on the 2020 list.
In 2020, air passenger traffic all throughout the world fell by almost 65%, as per ACI figures. Passenger traffic at the 10 busiest air terminals in 2020 dropped by almost 46%.
However, Airports Council International (ACI) doesn’t expect global passenger traffic to recuperate to 2019 levels before 2024.
Notwithstanding Atlanta, two different air terminals in the United States made it into the best 10: Dallas/Fort Worth International at No. 4 (up from No. 10 out of 2019) and Denver International at No. 7 (up from No. 16 of every 2019). Nations like Dubai and Tokyo likewise dropped off the rundown in 2020.
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As indicated by ACI, although most airports are not exceptionally occupied and active like before, they are hopeful homegrown air travel will before long start to bounce back in numerous spots, while global air travel remains intensely limited.
Top Ten Busiest Airports For Passenger Traffic For The Year 2020:
- Guangzhou (CAN) — 43.8 million passengers in 2020; traffic dropped 40% from 2019
- Atlanta (ATL) — 42.9 million passengers in 2020; traffic dropped 61% from 2019
- Chengdu (CTU) — 40.7 million passengers in 2020; traffic dropped 27% from 2019
- Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) — 39.4 million passengers in 2020; traffic dropped 48% from 2019
- Shenzhen (SZX) — 37.9 million passengers in 2020; traffic dropped 28% from 2019
- Beijing (PEK) — 34.5 million passengers in 2020; traffic dropped 66% from 2019
- Denver (DEN) — 33.7 million passengers in 2020; traffic dropped 51% from 2019
- Kunming (KMG) — 33 million passengers in 2020; traffic dropped 31% from 2019
- Shanghai (SHA) — 31.2 million passengers in 2020; traffic dropped 32% from 2019
- Xi’an (XIY) — 31.1 million passengers in 2020; traffic dropped 34% from 2019
