South Korean airport becomes busiest in world for global traffic amid Iran war

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South Korea's Incheon Airport has become the world's busiest airport for international passenger traffic in the first half of 2026, handling 38.39 million passengers. This surge is partly due to traffic diversion caused by disruptions in Middle Eastern hubs amid the Iran war.

Incheon airport had 38.39m international passengers in first half of 2026, as traffic diverted from Middle East hubs South Korea’s Incheon airport has become the world’s busiest airport for international passengers, in part due to disruption in the Middle East caused by the Iran war. The airport, South Korea’s main gateway about 30 miles (48km) west of Seoul, handled 38.39 million international passengers in the first half of 2026, according to preliminary figures compiled by the Airports Council International (ACI), the global trade body for airports. Continue reading...