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Dubai airport overtakes Paris, Frankfurt

Airport's customer numbers increase to 66.4m, from 57.7m a year earlier

Published Thu, Jan 30, 2014 · 10:00 PM
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DUBAI International airport attracted more passengers than Paris Charles de Gaulle and Frankfurt last year as Gulf carriers bleed long-haul transfer traffic away from Europe's leading hubs.

Customer numbers at the airport - home base of Emirates, the biggest airline by international traffic - increased to 66.4 million from 57.7 million a year earlier. The 15 per cent gain took Dubai past European No 2 Charles de Gaulle, which attracted 62 million passengers, and the No 3 Frankfurt, with 58 million.

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