The Miami International Airport (MIA) became the first gateway for international tourists to the United States, according to the agency's statement in a statement.
“Based on the 2021 preliminary airport rankings released this week by Airports Council International (ACI). MIA received more than 13 million international passengers in 2021, moving from second place in 2020 to first place in the US and 11th in the world,” the text states.
The ranking also revealed that the terminal remained the busiest terminal in the US and the ninth in the world in terms of international tonnage handled, with more than two million metric tons.
“The global gateway is now also home to the ninth busiest airfield in the world, with a total of 387,973 passenger and cargo aircraft takeoffs and landings in 2021, representing a 54 percent increase over 2020, the largest increase among the 10 busiest airports worldwide,” he adds.
ACI's global airport rankings are based on the preliminary compilation of 2021 data from airports around the world.
The text explains that “due to ACI's reach as the trade association of the world's airports, the rankings reflect the most up-to-date airport data used by the industry and include passenger traffic, cargo volumes and aircraft movements.”
FLIGHTS IN FIGURES
The MIA reported that a total of 37.2 million passengers were registered during 2021. The figure doubles the data obtained in 2020, when a total of 18.6 million were received.
“The global gateway also handled 2.7 million tons of cargo in 2021, breaking its previous record of 2.3 million tons in 2020 by 17 percent, for its second consecutive year of growth,” he says.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava celebrated the announcement through a social media post.
“Congratulations to MIA for moving up the ranks to become the busiest entry point in the United States for international passengers and cargo. MIA is connecting the world to Miami-Dade County like never before, with a growing number of travel options for passengers to choose from and busy trade routes around the world,” she posted in a message on her Twitter account.
For his part, Ralph Cutié, Director and CEO of the terminal, explained that “improved classifications in international passenger traffic and flight operations are more examples of MIA's successful recovery from the pandemic.”
He noted that the Airport continues to attract new and returning airline partners that are expanding their passenger and cargo route networks.
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