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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joanna Whitehead

Heathrow overtaken as world’s busiest airport

South Korea’s Incheon Airport has become the world’s busiest for international passenger traffic for the first time.

The airport, located about 30 miles west of Seoul, served 38.4 million international passengers for the first six months of this year, according to preliminary data gathered by the Airports Council International (ACI), the global trade body for airports.

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