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Incheon International Airport took the top spot in international passenger traffic in the first half of the year, surpassing London's Heathrow Airport and Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok Airport, also known as Hong Kong International Airport. According to the Airports Council International, or ACI, on the 12th, Incheon International Airport handled 18.76 million international passengers in the first half of this year. Heathrow Airport, which ranked first in the first half of last year, fell to second place with 17.92 million passengers, and Hong Kong International Airport ranked third with 17.63 million passengers. Incheon International Airport ranked third in 2019 and 2020, and second in 2021 and 2022. The number of international passengers at Incheon International Airport in the first half of this year increased by 47% compared to the same period last year. The ACI compiles and analyzes airport traffic statistics every year and releases rankings for airports around the world. 인천국제공항이 올해 상반기 국제선 여객 실적에서 세계 1위에 올랐다. 인천국제공항은 12일 공항 관련 국제 통계기구인 에어포트스 카운슬 인터내셔널(ACI)에 따르면 올해 상반기 국제선 여객 1천876만 명을 유치했다고 밝혔다. 이는 지난해 상반기 1천272만 명보다 47% 증가한 수치다. 지난해 상반기 국제선 여객 1위를 차지했던 런던 히드로 공항은 1천792만 명으로 2위에 그쳤고, 3위는 홍콩 국제공항(1천763만 명)이 차지했다. 인천국제공항은 2019년과 2020년 3위, 2021년과 2022년 2위에 오른 바 있다. ACI는 매년 공항 관련 통계를 집계·분석하고 전 세계 공항 순위를 발표하고 있다.

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