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The new Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. International Terminal at Atlanta's airport is seen Wednesday, March 28, 2012. The new $1.4 billion international terminal at the world's busiest airport will be a sleek launching pad for millions of passengers that’s designed to help Atlanta grab a growing share of the lucrative market for global travelers. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
ATLANTA — Atlanta's airport is keeping its title as the world's busiest.
Airport officials on Tuesday said passenger traffic increased by more than 3.1 million passengers in 2012 -- making 2012 the busiest year ever for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Authorities said the 2012 total of 95.5 million passengers is 3.35 percent higher than the previous record of 92.4 million passengers, set in 2011.
Louis Miller, the airport's aviation general manager, says the airport remains the world's busiest in terms of passengers and operations.
The airport's annual air cargo decreased by about 2.5 percent - from 663,162 in 2011 to 646,481 metric tons in 2012. Airport officials said the decline in cargo operations reflected a global decrease of consumer purchases and reduced manufacturing.
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Comments
kevin 3 months, 1 week ago
Busiest doesn't mean "best." Many of the airport workers steal things from your luggage. I know for a fact because it happened to me once. I filed a claim with the airport security and the airline.No luck. It is no different than the workers at the post office. They broke into one of my packages and did nothing about it since I wasn't insured. I never use the PO to mail any package anymore. The managers did not bother to look into this matter or ever call me back and I knew exactly which PO is had to happen in.
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