For those who intend to treat the training for become an airport employee, such as who is following the course from Accademia del Lavoro, it will be useful to know what the 3 are largest airports in Europe.
1. Heathrow Airport in London
The ranking sees in first place theHeathrow Airport in London, in fifth place among international airports and first in the old continent as regards its traffic, with its 74 million passengers registered in 2015.
Built in 1929 and located 30 km west of downtown London, the British airport has airlines with very copious fleets: the British Airways, for example, it has 274 aircraft for 183 destinations; there Virgin Atlantic by Richard Branson is the smallest, with 39 planes and 35 destinations.
The primacy of the British airport certainly derives from the presence of the largest number of foreign passengers, with ever-increasing traffic. Connections with Italy are guaranteed by British Aurways and our national airline, with the Italian airports of Bologna, Linate, Malpensa, Fiumicino, Pisa, Olbia and Venice.
2. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
In second place in the ranking of largest airports in Europe There is the Charles de Gaulle from Paris, which is located about 25 kilometers from the city center.
Built in 1967 and expanded in 1982, the airport has around 66 million travelers.
Charles de Gaulle airport was created to overcome the drawbacks of excessive congestion in the 60s of the other Parisian airports of Orly and Le Bourget.
Its silver medal in the ranking is given not only by its size and the number of French travelers, but also by the fact that it is also second in the world in terms of number of international passengers.
The number of planes that stop there even exceeds that of London. The four companies it hosts are: the Air France, Europe Airpost, Régional and XL Airways FrancAnd.
3. Istanbul Atatürk Airport
L'Atatürk airport from Istanbul it is the third largest airport in Europe, with more than 61 million travelers and an increase of 7.7% compared to 2014.
This airport has also surpassed that of Frankfurt, which previously held the title of bronze medal and is preparing to reach the Parisian airport of Charles de Gaulle with its traffic volumes.
Older than the British one, theIstanbul airport it was built in 1924, located 24 kilometers west of the city, in the suburb of Yeşilköy, which previously gave its name to this port.
L'Ataturk airport is the main hub for three companies: AtlasGlobal, Onur Air and Turkish Airlines and is connected to Italy with the airports of Fiumicino, Malpensa, Bari, Bologna, Catania, Genoa, Naples, Pisa, Turin and Venice.
