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The connection between Mexico and Cancun was the most congested air route in the Americas during the year 2018.
During the latest version of Routes Americas 2019 in quebec, Canada the organizer of the event revealed in a new and interesting report which is the most congested and demanded route within America.
The two-hour domestic flight and 30 minutes between Mexico City and the tourist destination of Cancun is the busiest passenger air route in the Americas with an average of 86 flights per day, that is to say, one each 17 minutes.
According to preliminary figures from Saber Market Intelligence, a total of 4.87 million passengers flew between Mexico City and Cancun in 2018, an increase of 4.6 percent compared to 12 previous months.
The MEX-CUN route is served by four airlines: Aeromexico, Interjet, Volaris and Vivaaerobus.
Last year, more of 3,9 million passengers traveled between São Paulo Congonhas Airport (CGH) and the Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro (SDU), although the figure was a decrease of 4,6 percent compared to 2017, which puts her in second place.
Completing the first five places is the Colombian national route of Bogotá (BOG) – Medellin (MDE) with 3,89 million passengers; The Angels (LAX) – San Francisco (SFO) with 3.66 millions and los angeles (LAX) – new york jfk (JFK) with 3.60 millions.
Routesonline's research also found the top ten routes that have grown at the fastest rate in recent years. 12 months, where the Quito route – Guayaquil is one of them. This was compiled by classifying the 100 main routes in the Americas during 2018 by number of passengers and calculating the percentage change from 2017.
At number one is Los Angeles (LAX) – Boston (BOS), who added more than 320,000 passengers during the period 12 months. More of 1.65 million passengers flew on the route in 2018, in comparison with 1.33 million in 2017.
The increase occurred when the bidirectional capacity increased by a 23 percent to 1.88 million seats available, according to figures from OAG Schedules Analyzer. Growth was primarily driven by American Airlines, which added almost 170,000 seating; United Airlines, which added more than 110,000; y JetBlue, which increased capacity by almost 94,000.
Belo Horizonte (CNF) – São Paulo (TOWER CRANE) is the second fastest growing route among 100 main, while Santiago (SCL) – São Paulo (TOWER CRANE) It's the third.
the top 10
| Rank | Route | passengers (2018) | % exchange vs 2017 | Distance (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City (MEX) – Cancun (WITH A) | 4869800 | 4.6% | 1284 |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro (SDU) – São Paulo (CGH) | 3907132 | -4.6% | 365 |
| 3 | Bogota (BOG) – Medellin (MDE) | 3889337 | 17.0% | 216 |
| 4 | The Angels (LAX) – San Francisco (SFO) | 3655907 | 4.2% | 541 |
| 5 | The Angels (LAX) – New York JFK (JFK) | 3596808 | 1.8% | 3973 |
| 6 | Mexico City (MEX) – Monterrey (MTY) | 3442624 | 7.5% | 713 |
| 7 | Chicago (WORDS) – New York LaGuardia (LGA) | 3264833 | 4.7% | 1176 |
| 8 | Lima (LI) – Cuzco (CUZ) | 3142913 | 4.7% | 583 |
| 9 | Guadalajara (GDL) – Mexico City (MEX) | 3091137 | 3.1% | 459 |
| 10 | Las Vegas (THE) – The Angels (LAX) | 3067626 | 8.6% | 380 |
The more they grew 2018
The routes that grew the most during the 2018 were:
| Rank (in top 100) | Route | passengers(2018) | % exchange vs 2017 | Distance (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | The Angels (LAX) – Boston (BOS) | 1649198 | 24.1% | 1284 |
| 79 | Belo Horizonte (CNF) – São Paulo (TOWER CRANE) | 1637327 | 23.8% | 365 |
| 97 | Santiago (SCL) – São Paulo (TOWER CRANE) | 1516267 | 22.0% | 216 |
| 86 | New York LaGuardia (LGA) – Toronto (YYZ) | 1589410 | 21.7% | 541 |
| 31 | São Paulo (TOWER CRANE) – Porto Alegre (POA) | 2257421 | 19.6% | 3973 |
| 3 | Bogota (BOG) – Medellin (MDE) | 3889337 | 17.0% | 713 |
| 75 | Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) – New York LaGuardia (LGA) | 1646287 | 14.0% | 1176 |
| 63 | Mexico City (MEX) – Merida (MID) | 1699735 | 13.9% | 583 |
| 28 | Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) – The Angels (LAX) | 2416301 | 13.2% | 459 |
| 34 | Quito (UIO) – Guayaquil (GYE) | 2227495 | 12.8% | 430 |
It is important to note that the main routes in the Americas are mainly in Latin America and not in the United States., how could you have thought.
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