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This is now the world's busiest airport... on certain Saturdays

FRANKLIN, TN - MAY 04: Shoppers walk past a closed Apple store at the CoolSprings Galleria. Foto: AUL LOEB / AFP This is now the world's busiest airport... on certain Saturdays

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19:24 - 1. juni 2020 | Oppdatert 10:59 - 5. juni 2020
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Alaska's Anchorage International Airport lacks the waterfalls and razzmatazz of Singapore Changi or the eight runways of Chicago O'Hare.

But this unassuming little airport -- equidistant between New York and Tokyo -- has lately had an unexpected rise in prominence.

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It's now the busiest airport in the world... on some Saturdays, at least.

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"Saturday's a busy day for cargo operations, which is our bread and butter, but it's also the slowest day for passenger service," explains airport manager Jim Szczesniak over video call.

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"So for example, on Saturday, May 2, we in Anchorage had 744 flight operations, whereas Chicago had only 579 and Atlanta had only 529."

Anchorage also briefly snatched the world's busiest title on Saturday, April 25.

"Saturday's a busy day for cargo operations, which is our bread and butter, but it's also the slowest day for passenger service," explains airport manager Jim Szczesniak over video call. "Saturday's a busy day for cargo operations, which is our bread and butter, but it's also the slowest day for passenger service," explains airport manager Jim Szczesniak over video call.

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"Saturday's a busy day for cargo operations, which is our bread and butter, but it's also the slowest day for passenger service," explains airport manager Jim Szczesniak over video call. "Saturday's a busy day for cargo operations, which is our bread and butter, but it's also the slowest day for passenger service," explains airport manager Jim Szczesniak over video call. "Saturday's a busy day for cargo operations, which is our bread and butter, but it's also the slowest day for passenger service," explains airport manager Jim Szczesniak over video call. "Saturday's a busy day for cargo operations, which is our bread and butter, but it's also the slowest day for passenger service," explains airport manager Jim Szczesniak over video call.