10 airport hubs that see most traffic in the world
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Airport hubs see a lot of incoming passengers transferring to planes that are not served directly from their original point of departure, according to The Economist.
Hubs are popular with airlines because they make their operations considerably more efficient. Airport owners like them because hubs have more flights. And local users like them because they serve more destinations: pooling passengers from many different points of departure makes it possible for airlines to offer flights to places that would otherwise be uneconomic, it says.
Let's take a look at some of the busiest airport hubs in the world.
Source: The Economist
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Image: A Lion aeroplane prepares to land as a Garuda plane queues to take-off at the Sukarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia.
Photographs: Enny Nuraheni/Reuters
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
City: Atlanta
Country: The United States
Population of the metropolitan area: 5 million
Distance to city centre: 13 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 1
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Image: A view of Maynard H Jackson Jr. International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Photographs: Tami Chappell/Reuters
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Frankfurt am Main Airport
City: Frankfurt
Country: Germany
Population of the metropolitan area: 3 million
Distance to city centre: 12 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 2
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Image: Skyline of Frankfurt from the top floor of the headquarters of the European Central Bank in Germany.
Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
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O'Hare International Airport
City: Chicago
Country: The United States
Population of the metropolitan area: 10 million
Distance to city centre: 27 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 3
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Image: A view of the Chicago skyline in United States.
Photographs: John Gress/Reuters
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
City: Amsterdam
Country: The Netherlands
Population of the metropolitan area: 2 million
Distance to city centre: 12 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 4
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Image: Tourists cycle as they drink beer and sing karaoke on a beerbike in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Photographs: Robin van Lonkhuijsen/United Photos/Reuters
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Dubai International Airport
City: Dubai
Country: The United Arab Emirates
Population of the metropolitan area: 1 million
Distance to city centre: 5 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 5
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Image: A view of Burj Khalifa from Al Qasr hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Photographs: Jumana ElHeloueh/Reuters
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Munich Airport
City: Munich
Country: Germany
Population of the metropolitan area: 3 million
Distance to city centre: 30 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 6
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Image: A view of Munich's townhall during the Christmas market, Germany.
Photographs: Michaela Rehle/Reuters
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Charles de Gaulle Airport
City: Paris
Country: France
Population of the metropolitan area: 11 million
Distance to city centre: 24 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 7
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Image: A man rides bicycle as he makes his way along a snow-covered sidewalk near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
Photographs: John Schults/Reuters
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Heathrow Airport
City: London
Country: The United Kingdom
Population of the metropolitan area: 15 million
Distance to city centre: 24 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 8
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Image: Houses of Parliament and the London Eye in central London, United Kingdom.
Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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Beijing Capital International Airport
City: Beijing
Country: China
Population of the metropolitan area: 17 million
Distance to city centre: 26 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 9
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Image: Deshengmen Embrasure Watchtower is lit by coloured lights in Beijing, China.
Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters
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John F Kennedy International Airport
City: New York City
Country: The United States
Population of the metropolitan area: 19 million
Distance to city centre: 21 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 10
Image: A view of New York's Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in United States.
Photographs: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
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