These 5 international airports are currently the fastest growing in the world and handled more than 250,000 metric tonnes of cargo in 2018

20 September 2019 01:14 PM

Traditional Kenyan Masaai dancers welcome Chinese tourists disembarking from a China Southern Airline plane at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport ( JKIA). (aviationtanzania.)

Most of the world’s fastest-growing airports are located in emerging markets.
As many as 12 of the fastest-growing top 30 airports in 2018 are located in either China or India.
In total, the world’s airports accommodated 8.8 billion passengers, 122.7 million metric tonnes of cargo, and 99.9 million aircraft movements.

Airports Council International (ACI) has released its latest report detailing top airports for passengers, cargo and aircraft movements in 2018.