Dubai is still world's busiest int'l airport despite slower growth

Dubai

DUBAI International Airport said it kept its place as the world's busiest for international passengers in 2017 even as passenger traffic grew at its slowest pace in at least nine years.

Annual traffic increased 5.5 per cent to 88.2 million passengers, compared to 83.6 million in the previous year, operator Dubai Airports said in a statement on Monday.