Airblue From San Marino, joined May 2001, 1825 posts, RR: 14 Posted (11 years 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 2101 times:
In many topic it was asked which is the largest airport in terms of pax, which is the busiest and which airport is the biggest in terms of terminal and tarmac size.
But which airport has the highest number of transit pax??
and which one has the highest percentage of transit??
Leezyjet From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 4041 posts, RR: 55 Reply 2, posted (11 years 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 2079 times:
I'd have to say LHR is pretty highup on that list too (don't have fact 'n' figures tho) but a majority of pax are transferring to one place or another, that's why it has been dubbed 'the crossroads of the world' and just about every major airline would like to fly there (if they don't already)
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James768 From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2000, 112 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (11 years 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 2073 times:
It may be Hong Kong, which has vast numbers of people transiting between Taiwan and mainland China. I think I read something like 20% of passengers at CLK are in transit between these two destinations. maybe more.
Fly-K From Germany, joined May 2000, 3120 posts, RR: 53 Reply 5, posted (11 years 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 2048 times:
In Europe, FRA and CDG are probably highest. LHR has a lower percentage of transfer pax. AMS has a very high, but then the airport is a bit smaller than the big three.
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Hkg82 From Hong Kong, joined Apr 2002, 1219 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (11 years 2 days ago) and read 2014 times:
SIN & BKK handle a great deal of transit passengers, and to a lesser extent HKG. SIN is probably the Asian airport most used by Australians because of the 'Kangaroo route'. Singapore is an important hub for QF flights linking Australian cities with services to Europe & other parts of Asia.
Ual777contrail From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (11 years 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1990 times:
i would say ORD,and i would say LHR isnt one.everyone wantd to go to london at least once.i bet london gets some of the highest number of pax getting off in london.
Setjet From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 1088 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (11 years 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 1910 times:
Largest percentage:
I bet it is "Ilha do Sal - Amilcar Cabral" with more than 95% in transit. The number was even higher when all of SAA's flights from South Africa to Europe stopped there for refueling!
Goboeing From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 2630 posts, RR: 12 Reply 11, posted (11 years 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1890 times:
I think Amsterdam Schipol has been overlooked. Think about how small the country that it's in is. This is just my guess, but I don't think many tourists go to Holland in comparison with the U.K., France, or Germany. But, there is plenty of nonstop service EHAM from the USA and Canada. After arriving from Northwest, KLM, or another airline, you can take KLM to anywhere in Europe, and many places in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. My aunt and uncle always do this when they go to Nairobi. Drive from here (around KPHL), KEWR or KJFK on NWA/KLM to AMS, and then on to Nairobi. They get tons of miles too, and the NWA/KLM alliance doesn't even seem to care which you use to cross the ocean anymore.
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