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Heathrow Still Europe's Busiest Airport, but Istanbul Gaining Fast

  • London Heathrow remained Europe's busiest airport, serving 84.48 million passengers with a 0.7 percent increase in traffic, according to ACI Europe.
  • Istanbul Airport came close, with 84.44 million passengers and a 5.5 percent growth, just 40,000 behind Heathrow.
  • Turkey's geographical position as a gateway between Europe and Asia has boosted its airport traffic, particularly amid Western sanctions on Russia.
  • Passenger traffic in Europe increased by 4.4 percent last year, entirely driven by international travel, as reported by ACI Europe.
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Heathrow still Europe's busiest airport, but Istanbul gaining fast

London Heathrow remained the busiest aviation hub in Europe last year but Istanbul Airport was nearly neck-and-neck and is likely to overtake it soon, an industry group said Thursday.

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London-Heathrow remained the top European airport in terms of passengers last year, narrowly holding off the dynamism of Istanbul, against a backdrop of record-breaking traffic at airports across the Old Continent, their main association announced on Thursday.

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pme.ch broke the news in on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
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