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Dubai International Airport (DXB) has kept its as the world's international airport. It overtook London's Heathrow airport, which had been for over a . DXB handled a record 78 million in 2015. This is an of one every 2.5 seconds. Heathrow handled 75 million passengers but had more flights than DXB. In January 2015, there were over 8,000 weekly from DXB, operated by 140 airlines to over 270 on six continents. Dubai's other airport has a planned annual of up to 250 million passengers.

DXB is a part of Dubai's economy. It employs around 90,000 people and supports over 400,000 jobs. It is worth over $26.7 billion to the , which represents around 27 per cent of Dubai's GDP. The of DXB said: "It's another banner for Dubai International where we broke records, engaged and entertained our customers in new , and retained our position as the world's one international hub." DXB will soon set record when the airline Emirates launches the world's non- flight, connecting Dubai with Auckland.

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