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World’s busiest flight routes: Where are they?
It is interesting knowing where most people in the world are flying right now. Here are the world’s busiest flight routes for January 2024.
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As international travel starts to recover in the post-COVID world, airlines are ramping up their flights on many routes.
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FLIGHT ROUTES
Asia appears to dominate the list with many of the world’s busiest flight routes currently being operated between cities on the Asian continent.
This points to the fact that there is high demand from passengers in the region.
Therefore, airlines are meeting the demand levels with the provision of their flight services.
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BUSIEST ROUTES
The world’s busiest international flight route is between Hong Kong and Taipei with over half a million seats being offered in January alone.
Coming in second spot is the route between Cairo and Jeddah, followed by Seoul to Osaka.
The other routes in the top ten are all operated within the Asian continent.
Position | Route | Number of seats (January 2024) |
1 | Hong Kong to Taipei | 546 276 |
2 | Cairo to Jeddah | 468 103 |
3 | Seoul to Tokyo | 428 238 |
4 | Kuala Lumpur to Singapore | 411 074 |
5 | Seoul to Osaka | 408 982 |
6 | Dubai to Riyadh | 384 044 |
7 | Jakarta to Singapore | 352 438 |
8 | Bangkok to Seoul | 343 100 |
9 | Bangkok to Hong Kong | 336 323 |
10 | Tokyo to Taipei | 325 577 |
TOP 10 Flight Routes for January 2024. Source Official Airline Guide
SOUTH AFRICA
Flights between Johannesburg and Dubai ranked within the top 10 busiest flights in the African region for January 2024, based on the number of scheduled airline seats.
The number of seats offered on the route for the month is 85 014.
The route is served by Emirates Airlines. The carrier operates several daily flights on this profitable route.
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DATA SOURCE
This data was obtained from the latest Official Airline Guide’s (OAG) report.
The aviation report analyses flight schedules and flight status data across the world.
It has the largest and most established independent network of flight schedules, according to Tourism Update.
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