Dubai International Airport, busiest for world travel, sees record 92.3 million passengers in 2024

Officials say Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, saw a record 92.3 million passengers pass through its terminals in 2024. The result cements Dubai’s bounce-back from the coronavirus pandemic that halted global air travel five years ago, when its main airport, known as DXB, was shuttered for a short time. Today, the airport feels like it is bursting at the seams with aircraft movements and crowds moving through its cavernous terminals as authorities plan to move operations in 10 years to the city-state’s second airport after a nearly $35 billion upgrade.