Dhaka, April 15 -- Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has been ranked the 9th busiest airport in the world in the 2024 preliminary rankings released on Monday (April 14) by Airports Council International (ACI).

The airport handled a record 7.7 crore passengers in 2024.

In 2023, the airport was the 10th busiest, in 2021 it was the 13th busiest and in 2019 the 17th busiest.

"This recognition underscores Delhi airport's sustained passenger growth, robust infrastructure development, and expanding global connectivity, making it the only Indian airport to feature in the prestigious list," said a DIAL official.

The busiest airport in the world is Atlanta, USA with more than 108,067,766 passenger traffic, followed by Dubai, UAE.

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