London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow is the major International Airport in London, United Kingdom. By International passenger traffic, Heathrow is the second busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic, also busiest airport in Europe by passenger traffic and the seventh busiest airport in the world by total passenger traffic. In 2016, it handled 75.7 million passengers. Heathrow is one of six airports with scheduled services serving in London area. Heathrow is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holding. London Heathrow is the main hub of British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It has 2 parallel east-west runways along with four operational terminals numbered 2-5 and a cargo terminal and covers 12.27 square kilometres. Heathrow Airport is used by over 80
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of passenger movements(2000-2016) No. of aircraft movements(2000-2016) No. of accidents No. of fatalities.
France 971,749,733 8,576,816 31 638
3.6. SYDNEY AIRPORT
Sydney Airport (Kingsford Smith) is an International airport in Sydney, Australia. It is located 8km (5mi) south of Sydney City Centre, in the suburb of Mascot. It is the primary airport serving Sydney, and the primary hub for Qantas, secondary hub for Virgin Australia and Jetstar Airways. It is situated near to Botany Bay.
Figure 14: Information about Sydney Airport [48,49] Sydney Airport is both the longest continuously operated commercial airport and oldest commercial International airport in the world. It is the busiest airport in Australia, handling 41,870,000 passengers in 2016 and 326,686 aircraft movements in 2013. The Airport is managed by Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (SACL). Now 46 domestic and 43 International destinations are served to Sydney directly. It was the 38th busiest airport in the world in 2016 [26].
There are three passenger terminals for Sydney Airport. The International Terminal is separated from the other two by a
of passenger movements(2000-2016) No. of aircraft movements(2000-2016) No. of accidents No. of fatalities.
France 971,749,733 8,576,816 31 638
3.6. SYDNEY AIRPORT
Sydney Airport (Kingsford Smith) is an International airport in Sydney, Australia. It is located 8km (5mi) south of Sydney City Centre, in the suburb of Mascot. It is the primary airport serving Sydney, and the primary hub for Qantas, secondary hub for Virgin Australia and Jetstar Airways. It is situated near to Botany Bay.
Figure 14: Information about Sydney Airport [48,49] Sydney Airport is both the longest continuously operated commercial airport and oldest commercial International airport in the world. It is the busiest airport in Australia, handling 41,870,000 passengers in 2016 and 326,686 aircraft movements in 2013. The Airport is managed by Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (SACL). Now 46 domestic and 43 International destinations are served to Sydney directly. It was the 38th busiest airport in the world in 2016 [26].
There are three passenger terminals for Sydney Airport. The International Terminal is separated from the other two by a