{"id":29111,"date":"2026-10-06T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=29111"},"modified":"2026-10-06T12:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T09:02:16","slug":"dubai-international-tops-global-international-seat-capacity-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=29111","title":{"rendered":"Dubai International tops global international seat capacity in October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AVIATION<\/strong> <strong>NEWS- <\/strong>Dubai International Airport ranked first worldwide for scheduled international airline seat capacity in October, offering 4.6 million departing seats, or 9.2 million seats in both directions, according to data from aviation analytics company OAG.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"block-caa-content\"><main class=\"content-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper__white\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-xl-9 col-md-8 content-wrapper__side-content\">\n<p>Capacity at Dubai International rose 5.3 per cent from September, when the airport recorded 4.34 million departing international seats.<br \/>\nThe increase widened Dubai\u2019s lead over London Heathrow, which ranked second with 4.12 million seats, to about 450,000 seats.<br \/>\nSeoul Incheon International Airport placed third with 3.94 million seats, followed by Amsterdam Schiphol with 3.72 million and Singapore Changi with 3.68 million.<br \/>\nIstanbul Airport ranked sixth with 3.56 million seats, ahead of Paris Charles de Gaulle with 3.47 million and Hong Kong International Airport with 3.46 million.<br \/>\nFrankfurt Airport was ninth with 3.39 million seats, while Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport entered the top 10 with 2.76 million.<br \/>\nDubai\u2019s position at the top of the ranking comes as airline capacity continues to expand and travel demand strengthens heading into the winter season.<br \/>\nDubai International handled 31.5 million passengers in the first half of 2026, with traffic rising progressively through the second quarter.<br \/>\nPassenger numbers increased from 3.5 million in April to 4.5 million in May and 5 million in June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AVIATION NEWS- Dubai International Airport ranked first worldwide for scheduled international airline seat capacity in October, offering 4.6 million departing seats, or 9.2 million seats in both directions, according to data from aviation analytics company OAG. 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