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The world’s busiest airports, in pictures

Travelers' families and friends wait at arriving area of Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Bombs exploded at the Brussels airport and one of the city's metro stations Tuesday, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens, as a European capital was again locked down amid heightened security threats. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Credit: Hyosub Shin

Credit: Hyosub Shin

Travelers' families and friends wait at arriving area of Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Bombs exploded at the Brussels airport and one of the city's metro stations Tuesday, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens, as a European capital was again locked down amid heightened security threats. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
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April 13, 2018

Airports Council international this week released its preliminary ranking of the world’s busiest airports for 2017.

You may already be familiar with some of the airports in the top 10.

Below are images of the airports that handle the most passengers in the world. How many do you recognize?

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