OAG, a leading travel and aviation analytics company, has released its annual list of the world’s 10 busiest domestic and international air routes for 2024.
Among the rankings, the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route stands fourth on the list of the world’s busiest domestic air routes, with over 10.6 million seats. The route maintains its fourth-place position since last year, although seat capacity has decreased by 2% compared to 2023.
Vietnam has had the 4th busiest domestic flight route in the world for many years.
Asia continues to dominate the domestic aviation market, with all 10 busiest routes located in the region. According to Aviation magazine, these critical routes span across South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, India, and China, highlighting the continent’s robust aviation infrastructure.
This year, the Jeju-Seoul route (South Korea) retains its status as the world’s busiest domestic air route, with 14.2 million seats, equivalent to approximately 39,000 seats daily. Its capacity increased by 3% compared to 2023 but remains 19% lower than its 2019 passenger levels.
The Chitose-Tokyo Haneda route (Japan) ranked second with 11.9 million seats, maintaining similar capacity to last year. The Fukuoka-Tokyo Haneda route (also in Japan) followed closely in third place, offering 11.3 million seats.
Vietnam and Australia made significant contributions to the global top five domestic routes. The Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route ranked fourth with 10.6 million seats, while the Melbourne-Sydney route (Australia) secured fifth place with 9.2 million seats. Notably, the top five routes have remained in the same order since 2023.
Other routes in the top 10 include Jeddah-Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Tokyo Haneda-Okinawa (Japan), Mumbai-Delhi (India), Beijing-Shanghai, and Guangzhou-Shanghai (China).
For international air routes, the Hong Kong-Taiwan route reclaimed its pre-pandemic popularity, topping the list with over 6.7 million passengers. This route also ranked first in 2019 and third last year. Following it are the Cairo-Jeddah route in second place, Seoul Incheon-Tokyo Narita in third, Kuala Lumpur-Singapore Changi in fourth, and Seoul Incheon-Osaka Kansai in fifth.
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Source: Vietnam Insider