Airports Council International (ACI) World found with the resumption of international travel, 2022 global passenger traffic reached close to 7 billion, representing an increase of 53.5% from 2021, or a 73.8% recovery from 2019 results.
The top 10 airports for total passenger traffic, representing 10% of global traffic, saw a gain of 51.7% from 2021 amounting to 85.9% recovery on their 2019 results.
The biggest jump in the top 10 was recorded for Heathrow, which improved its ranking from 54th after borders reopened in March 2022 after two years of closures.
