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America is home to five of the world's 10 busiest airports. 

Atlanta, DFW, Denver, O'Hare and LAX have "significant domestic passenger shares" ranging between 75% and 95% of domestic traffic, according to the Airports Council International (ACI) World, which published a report Wednesday on the busiest airports worldwide for 2022. 

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport was named the busiest airport in the world. Nearly 94 million passengers passed through the facility in 2022, an increase of 23.8% over 2021. 

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Following closely behind were Dallas Fort Worth Airport with 73.4 million passengers, up 17.5% from 2021, and Denver Airport with 69.3 million passengers, a 17.8% increase over the prior year, according to the data. 

Chicago O'Hare Airport came in fourth with 68.3 million passengers, up nearly 27% from 2021. 

Dubai Airport rounded out the top five followed by Los Angeles International Airport at number six.

Travelers are seen going through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 2, 2022, ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Getty Images)

ACI World Director General Luis Felipe de Oliveira said in a statement that passenger traffic at the busiest airports underscores "the resilience of the airport and aviation industry and the eagerness of passengers to travel by air."

He added that U.S. airport hubs were able to recover quicker from the COVID-19 pandemic than their peers due to the strong domestic market, however, the industry is now witnessing global hubs such as Dubai, Istanbul and London joining the upper ranks.

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"While we continue to march forward cautiously amid multiple headwinds that could impact the speed and magnitude of global air traffic recovery, the latest rankings represent an important milestone in reaching pre-pandemic levels," de Olivia said. 

Travelers go through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 2, 2022. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Getty Images)

With the resumption of international travel, passenger traffic worldwide reached close to 7 billion in 2022, a 53.5% increase from 2021, according to preliminary figures. 

The 10 top airports represent 10% of the global traffic.

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Here are the 10 busiest airports in the world, according to the Airports Council International (ACI) World: 

1. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport: 93.7 million 

2. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport: 73.4 million 

3. Denver International Airport: 69.3 million 

4. Chicago O'Hare International Airport: 68.3 million 

5. Dubai International Airport: 66.1 million 

6. Los Angeles International Airport: 65.9 million

7. Istanbul Airport: 64.3 million 

8. Heathrow Airport, London: 61.6 million 

9. Indira Gandhi International Airport: 59.5 million 

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The United States and European Union have agreed a trade deal, says Donald Trump.

The announcement was made as the US president met European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen at one of his golf resorts in Scotland.

Speaking after talks in Turnberry, Mr Trump said the EU deal was the “biggest deal ever made” and it will be “great for cars”.

The US will impose 15% tariffs on EU goods into America, after Mr Trump had threatened a 30% levy.

He said there will be an EU investment of $600bn in the US, the bloc will buy $750bn in US energy and will also purchase US military equipment.

Mr Trump had earlier said the main sticking point was “fairness”, citing barriers to US exports of cars and agriculture.

He went into the talks demanding fairer trade with the 27-member EU and threatening steep tariffs to achieve that, while insisting the US will not go below 15% import taxes.

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For months, Mr Trump has threatened most of the world with large tariffs in the hope of shrinking major US trade deficits with many key trading partners, including the EU.

Ms von der Leyen said the agreement would include 15% tariffs across the board, saying it would help rebalance trade between the two large trading partners.

In case there was no deal and the US had imposed 30% tariffs from 1 August, the EU has prepared counter-tariffs on €93bn (£81bn) of US goods.

Ahead of their meeting on Sunday, Ms von der Leyen described Mr Trump as a “tough negotiator and dealmaker”.

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The United States and European Union have agreed a trade deal, says Donald Trump.

The announcement was made as the US president met European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen at one of his golf resorts in Scotland.

Speaking after talks in Turnberry, Mr Trump said the EU deal was the “biggest deal ever made” and it will be “great for cars”.

The US will impose 15% tariffs on EU goods into America, after Mr Trump had threatened a 30% levy.

He said there will be an EU investment of $600bn in the US, the bloc will buy $750bn in US energy and will also purchase US military equipment.

Mr Trump had earlier said the main sticking point was “fairness”, citing barriers to US exports of cars and agriculture.

He went into the talks demanding fairer trade with the 27-member EU and threatening steep tariffs to achieve that, while insisting the US will not go below 15% import taxes.

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For months, Mr Trump has threatened most of the world with large tariffs in the hope of shrinking major US trade deficits with many key trading partners, including the EU.

Ms von der Leyen said the agreement would include 15% tariffs across the board, saying it would help rebalance trade between the two large trading partners.

In case there was no deal and the US had imposed 30% tariffs from 1 August, the EU has prepared counter-tariffs on €93bn (£81bn) of US goods.

Ahead of their meeting on Sunday, Ms von der Leyen described Mr Trump as a “tough negotiator and dealmaker”.

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