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The world’s busiest airport answers

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

1. 58,000.
2. 250,000.
3. Its 5 parallel runways, which allow for simultaneous takeoffs and landings.
4. 2,700.
5. Coffee.
6. Every shift. They have emergencies related to; cardiac arrests, women going into labour, people who have strokes & smoke in the cockpit.
7. To make sure that each person that comes into the airport makes a smooth transition from air to ground and vice versa.
8. Singapore, Incheon, Amsterdam & some airports in the United Kingdom.

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The world’s busiest airport

Here’s an interesting video about the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta, and how it operates successfully.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level: 5+

Have a great weekend!!

1. How many people are employed in the airport?
2. How many passengers pass through the airport daily?
3. What makes the airport efficient?
4. How many aircraft movements does the airport have per day?
5. What is the controllers’ favourite drink?
6. How often do the controllers deal with emergency situations? What types of emergencies do they have?
7. What is the airport general manager’s biggest challenge?
8. Which airports does he think of as some of the finest in the world?

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2014/01/16/spc-business-traveller-atlanta-airport-a.cnn.html