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So it\u2019s official with news announced last week, Dubai International airport is the world\u2019s largest airport.\u00a0 In the twelve months preceding January 2015 the facility handled more than 70.47 million passengers, beating Heathrow to the top spot. For those of us who call Dubai home, this isn\u2019t news, we have for many years watched the […]<\/p>\n

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So it\u2019s official with news announced last week, Dubai International airport is the world\u2019s largest airport.\u00a0 In the twelve months preceding January 2015 the facility handled more than 70.47 million passengers, beating Heathrow to the top spot. 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