新奇事件簿 迪拜机场成世界最繁忙机场

Dubai International Airport (DXB) has retained its crown of being the world's busiest international airport in terms of passenger numbers. In 2014, it overtook London's Heathrow airport, which had been number one for more than a decade. DXB handled a record 78 million travellers in 2015. This is an average of one passenger flying in or out every 2.5 seconds. Heathrow handled 75 million passengers but did have more daily flights than DXB. In January 2015, there were over 8,000 weekly flights from DXB, operated by 140 airlines to over 270 destinations on six continents. Dubai's other airport, Al Maktoum International, has a projected annual capacity of up to 250 million passengers.

就客运量，迪拜国际机场成世界最繁忙机场。2014年，迪拜取代独霸十多年的伦敦希斯罗机场。2015年，迪拜客运量达7800万人次，创下新纪录。平均下来，每2.5秒就有一名乘客进出机场。希斯罗的客运量虽为7500万，但日航班数超迪拜。2015年1月，迪拜周航班超8000架次，来自全球140个航空公司，飞驶目的地超270个，跨越六大洲。据预计，迪拜阿勒马克图姆国际机场的年载客量也将达到2.5亿人次。

DXB is a vital part of Dubai's economy. Wikipedia says it employs, "approximately 90,000 people, indirectly¹ supports over 400,000 jobs and contributes over $26.7 billion to the economy, which represents around 27 per cent of Dubai's GDP and 21 per cent of the employment in Dubai". The CEO of DXB, Paul Griffiths, said in a statement: "It's another banner year for Dubai International where we broke records, engaged and entertained our customers in new ways, and retained our position as the world's number one international hub." DXB will soon see another landmark² when in March, the airline Emirates launches the world's longest non-stop flight, connecting Dubai with Auckland.

迪拜国际机场是迪拜经济的重要组成部分。据维基百科所述，职工人数约9万，间接工作岗位超40万，经济收入超260亿美金，约占迪拜GDP的27%，占全国就业人数的21%。机场首席执行官保罗·格里菲斯在声明中表示：“今年机场完成了新指标，我们打破了客运量记录，使用全新方式接待乘客，重夺最繁忙机场美称。”今年3月，机场将再引风向标，阿联酋航空设全球最长直飞航线，由迪拜飞巴拿马。

1 indirectly   

adv.间接地，不直接了当地

参考例句：

• I heard the news indirectly.这消息我是间接听来的。
• They were approached indirectly through an intermediary.通过一位中间人，他们进行了间接接触。

2 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。