DUBAI, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Passenger flows through Dubai's main airport jumped 13.2 percent last year, helping the airport overtake Hong Kong to become the world's third busiest for international passenger traffic, airport authorities said on Monday.
Dubai's passenger traffic surged to 57.68 million people in 2012 from 50.98 million during 2011, Dubai Airports said. In the month of December, passengers rose 13.4 percent to 5.32 million.
Hong Kong International Airport said earlier this month that its passenger traffic increased 4.7 percent to 56.5 million people last year. The world's two busiest airports for international passenger traffic are London Heathrow and Paris Charles de Gaulle, according to Airports Council International.
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