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In this installment we review the air route with the most passengers in the world during the year 2018 This is also the most congested and with the most flights.
A year in a row and without a very close competitor, the air route between Seoul Gimpo airports (GMP) and Jeju (CJU) both in South Korea, all records are kept.
In a new report from Routes, We can learn in detail how the routes with the most passengers and flights in the world have evolved during the 2018, where one stands out latin american.
Air route with the most passengers during the 2018
More of 14.1 million passengers flew on this domestic route in South Korea during the 2018, which represents an increase of more than 700 thousand passengers compared to the 2017 with an increase of 4.8%. Nevertheless, this was less than 9,4 percent growth enjoyed in 2017.
On the whole, the eight airlines that operate the route offered 82,000 flights, OAG data shows, which is equivalent to approximately 225 flights every day or one every 9 minutes and 20 seconds, unprecedented numbers.
Seoul Gimpo – Jeju transported 4,4 million more passengers than the second busiest route connecting to Sapporo airports (CTS) and Tokyo (HND). A total of 9.7 million passengers flew between Sapporo and Tokyo Haneda in 2018, an increase of 11.1 percent compared to 12 previous months.
Japan domestic route overtakes Melbourne (MEL) – Sydney (SYD) to take second position. Australian national route grew at a slower pace, with 9,25 million passengers, which represents a year-on-year increase in 1,7 percent.
Of the routes in the top ten, nine of them are national. The only international route listed is Taipei (TPE) – Hong Kong (HKG) in eighth place, Even though the number of passengers fell by 3,8 percent with 6,48 million passengers per year.
She fought (CGK) – Singapore (SIN) is second on the list with 4.8 million passengers, followed by Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Singapore (SIN) with 4.29 million and Shanghai (PVG) – Hong Kong (HKG) with 4.05 millions. Hong Kong (HKG) – Bangkok (BKK) completed the top five positions with 3,49 million passengers.
The two non-Asia-Pacific routes to close the top ten are New York (JFK) – London (LHR), which experienced a drop in traffic 4.3 percent, and London (LHR) – Dubai (DXB), that fell 17 percent after Qantas' decision to reroute its Sydney to London flights via Singapore.
The ten domestic routes with the most passengers
- The top ten domestic routes are in the Asia-Pacific region, three of which are in Japan. They all involve Tokyo Haneda (HND) a Sapporo (CTS), Fukuoka (FUCK) y Okinawa (OKA).
- The fastest growing route in the top ten is Denpasar Bali (DPS) – She fought (CGK), connecting the Indonesian resort island with the country's capital. It grew at a rate of 11.8 percent year-on-year up to a total of 5.54 million passengers, in front of the 4.95 million in 2017
- Average base rate: $ 149
- Farthest route in the top ten: Okinawa (OKA) – Such (HND) a 1.153 km
- Shortest route among the top ten: seoul (GMP) – Jeju (CJU) a 449 km
The ten international routes with the most passengers
- Taipei (TPE) – Hong Kong (HKG) It is the busiest international route despite the fact that the number of passengers fell by 3,8 percent to 6,48 millions. The route was also ranked the eighth busiest in the world overall.
- All ten routes are in the Asia-Pacific region, compared to eight the previous year, while the densely populated special administrative region of Hong Kong, presents six of them.
- The two non-Asia-Pacific routes to close the top ten are New York (JFK) – London (LHR), which experienced a drop in traffic 4.3 percent, and London (LHR) – Dubai (DXB), that fell 17 percent
- Average base rate: $ 229
- Farthest route in the top ten: seoul (ICN) – Hong Kong (HKG) a 2,068 km
- Shortest route among the top ten: Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Singapore (SIN) a 296 km
Busiest route by region
In America, the route between Cancun and Mexico City It continues to be the most congested route in the region and stands out within the TOP 100 world.
- Pacific Asia: seoul (GMP) – Jeju (CJU) with 14,107,414 passengers
- Europe: London (LHR) – New York (JFK) with 2.846.321 passengers
- America: Cancún (WITH A) – Mexico City (MEX) with 4,885,602 passengers
- Africa: Cape Town (CPT) – Johannesburg (JNB) with 4.508.214 passengers
- Middle East: Jeddah (JED) – Riyadh (RUH) with 5,526,110 passengers
*With data from Saber Market.
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