Aviation data analysts OAG name Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport as world's busiest 2021

For the first time ever, Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has been named the world's busiest international airport, according to aviation data analysts OAG. As Europe opened up more for its summer season, the Dutch airport took out the top spot during August ahead of the previous number one, Dubai. The United Arab Emirates hub drops to second. OAG measures the scheduled capacity in any given month. In August, Schiphol had a 2,511,321-seat capacity, while Dubai had 2,312,381 seats. European airports take out most of the top 10 spots as tourism started to rebound, despite the ongoing pandemic. The biggest increase was Turkey's Antalya which is in 10th place, up from 30 in August 2019. OAG said: "Antalya is a popular coastal resort in the south of Turkey and just over two-thirds of its international market comes from the Russian Federation and Germany". Heathrow Airport has been busy with passengers following the easing of travel restrictions, which mean people are not required to quarantine upon return from green and amber list countries. In terms of airports being measuring using both domestic and international flights, the busiest in the world during the month was Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson with a capacity of 4.6m seats, ahead of fellow US hubs Dallas/Fort Worth and Denver.<br/>