A new report has revealed the 10 busiest flight paths in the world based on the number of seats available on each route – and one of the top 10 is based in the UK
Travelling from one place to another can be a bit of a hassle, especially when it comes to ensuring everyone has their passports and boarding passes at all times. Not to mention the crowded flights where passengers are herded like cattle in the waiting area.
The busiest flights globally have been revealed according to new research based on OAG’s Global Airline Schedules Data. The team compared the total number of seats in 2019 to 2023 (when it was at normal, pre-pandemic levels) to determine the results.
Most of the list consisted of routes within Asia, with one UK flight making it to the tenth spot. The busiest flight path was between Hong Kong and Taipei, which jumped from third place in 2023. This particular route saw a 48 percent increase in capacity to 6.8 million seats this year. This is despite another 15 percent to go before this route is back up and running to its 2019 capacity.
Next was Cairo to Jeddah, a flight time of two hours and 15 minutes, which has increased by 62 percent since 2019. Seoul Incheon to Tokyo Narita followed closely in third place and just 1.1 percent behind, reports the Express.
The capacity on this route has increased by 30 percent compared to 2023 and is a staggering 68 percent higher than 2019. Despite Kuala Lumpur to Singapore Changi being the busiest flight path in 2023, it ranked in fourth place in 2024 with 5.4 million seats.
Meanwhile, the Bangkok to Hong Kong route has climbed into the top 10, securing itself a seventh place in 2024. It has seen a capacity increase of 29 percent compared to 2023 with 4.2 million seats.
These were the 10 busiest flight routes in the world:
- Hong Kong to Taipei
- Cairo to Jeddah
- Seoul Incheon to Tokyo Narita
- Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
- Seoul Incheon to Osaka
- Dubai to Riyadh
- Bangkok to Hong Kong
- Jakarta to Singapore
- Bangkok to Singapore
- New York JFK to Heathrow
