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Dubai International retains top spot

Chetan Suri

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<h2><strong><span style="font-size:14px">DXB remains world&#39;s number one airport for international passengers for the fourth consecutive year with annual traffic reaching 88.2 million passengers in 2017</span></strong></h2> <p>Dubai International (DXB) retained its position as the world&#39;s number one airport for international passengers for the fourth consecutive year with annual traffic reaching 88.2 million passengers in 2017, operator Dubai Airports said on Monday.</p> <p>In 2017, even as passenger traffic grew at its slowest pace of 5.5 per cent in nine years, most traffic performance metrics underpinned Dubai&#39;s positioning as a preferred global aviation and transport hub.</p> <p>Performance metrics include excellent infrastructure, better airline connectivity, easy-to-approach destinations in East and West, flow of international and regional tourists, and visa-on-arrival access to Chinese and Russian tourists.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Source:&nbsp;https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/aviation//dubai-international-retains-top-spot</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>