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| December 13, 2010 | Beijing overtakes Heathrow as world's second busiest airport | | London/Beijing: Beijing's Capital Airport has officially overtaken London's Heathrow to become the world's second-busiest international
air-hub. According to state-run People's Daily and The Telegraph, the airport welcomed its 70 millionth passenger on December 9 this year. The passenger was
an Australian identified as Mr. Li, who was en route to Singapore . He was rewarded
with a red scarf, the Chinese colour of wealth and good luck. Traffic to Beijing
International grew by 16.9 per cent last year to 65.3 million passengers, only
narrowly behind Heathrow, which saw a 1.5 per cent drop to 66 million passengers.
The world's busiest airport remains Atlanta 's Hartsfield International in Georgia, United States , with 88 million passenger s in 2009.
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