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Atlanta airport still the world’s busiest
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has retained the title as the world’s busiest airport, according to results recently released by the Federal Aviation Administration. The ranking is determined by the total number of flights at a given airport for 2006, including takeoffs and landings.
The Atlanta airport in 2006 logged 976,307 flights, slightly ahead of second-busiest airport Chicago O’Hare International, which logged 958,643 flights. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport ranked third busiest in North America, with 702,713 flights.
Atlanta airport officials attributed the top ranking to the airport’s capacity and efficiency. O’Hare’s flight restrictions, which are scheduled to expire in 2008, and the city’s other major airport, Chicago Midway Airport, are cited as contributors to Chicago’s second-busiest ranking.
Outside North America, London Heathrow Airport ranked third busiest behind Atlanta and Chicago. While final passenger numbers have not yet been calculated, preliminary 2006 Airports Council International statistics for January through September indicate that the world’s 10 busiest airports are:
Sources: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, USA TODAY
Advertisements come to airport security checkpoints
Business travelers may soon notice advertisements at their local airport security checkpoint. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is currently piloting a program at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) that allows airport operators to advertise on the bottom of the inside of the bins passengers use to run their shoes, handbags, laptops and other items through security checkpoints.
TSA intends to expand this program beyond LAX, allowing airport operators to advertise on divestiture bins, divestiture and composure tables, and metal-free bin return carts as long as advertisers provide these items at no cost to TSA.
Sources: Aviation Weekly, MSNBC.com
