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Today we will review what are the busiest flight routes in the world and how many monthly seats are offered between these pairs according to the OAG portal.
First we will indicate that these are the data referring to June 2023, but it allows us to know the general trend of the most congested routes and what more available seats are offered by the different airlines operating in these markets.
OAG is an international consultancy dedicated to the airline industry that offers a wide variety of statistical products and services that allows companies in the sector to make better decisions for the development of their business.. In this frame, the company offers several public data, that we have already shared in this blog, like the ones that I will make known to you today.
Busiest flight routes in the world
after the pandemic, the aeronautical market was rearranged with the closure of many airlines and the creation of others, as well as many routes that at some point were the busiest have lowered their position due to the late lifting of sanitary restrictions. the landscape changed, but the trend continues in the most important markets in the world.
Busiest domestic routes
Asia dominates this list and by far. South Korea once again leads this list with more than 1 million seats between Jeju International and Seoul Gimpo:
| Route | cities | Seating | |
| 1 | CJU-GMP | Jeju International – seoul gimpo | 1,122,245 |
| 2 | CTS-HND | Sapporo New Chitose – TOKIO HANEDA | 989,476 |
| 3 | HAN-SGN | Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City | 926,877 |
| 4 | FUK-HND | Fukuoka – TOKIO HANEDA | 913,980 |
| 5 | MEL-SOUTH | Melbourne – sydney | 764,649 |
| 6 | PEK-SHA | beijing – Shanghai Hongqiao | 728,045 |
| 7 | JED-RUH | Jeddah – Riad | 684,006 |
| 8 | HND-OKA | TOKIO HANEDA – Okinawa Naha | 653,797 |
| 9 | CGK-DPS | She fought – Denpasar-Bali | 650,011 |
| 10 | CAN-SHA | Guangzhou – Shanghai Hongqiao | 622,071 |
Busiest Routes in the United States
The short domestic route in Hawaii between Honolulu and Kahului is the one that offers the most monthly seats to users in USA with some surprising 37 Daily flights:
| Route | cities | Seating | |
| 1 | HRT AND | Honolulu – Kahului | 304,940 |
| 2 | ATL-MCO | Atlanta – Orlando | 290,166 |
| 3 | LAS-LAX | Las Vegas – The Angels | 280,333 |
| 4 | LAX-SFO | The Angels – San Francisco | 273,958 |
| 5 | JFK-LAX | new york jfk – The Angels | 272,156 |
| 6 | DEN-LAS | Denver – Las Vegas | 258,065 |
| 7 | ANC-MAR | Anchorage – Seattle | 247,297 |
| 8 | ATL-FLL | Atlanta – Fort Lauderdale | 245,264 |
| 9 | ATL-LGA | Atlanta – New York LaGuardia | 233,686 |
| 10 | DEN-PHX | Denver – Phoenix | 231,920 |
Busiest international routes
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Singapore Changi (SIN) rose to first place in June 2023 to be the busiest international route with 417,982 seating:
| Route | cities | Seating | |
| 1 | FUN-SIN | Kuala Lumpur – Singapur Changi | 417,982 |
| 2 | CAI-JED | Cairo – yeda | 395,944 |
| 3 | HKG-TPE | Hong Kong – Taipei | 369,752 |
| 4 | DXB-RUH | Dubai – Riad | 341,300 |
| 5 | CIE-NRT | Seúl Incheon – Tokio Narita | 338,434 |
| 6 | ICN-KIX | Seúl Incheon – Osaka Kansai | 336,964 |
| 7 | CGK-SIN | She fought – Singapur Changi | 336,672 |
| 8 | JFK-LHR | new york jfk – Londres Heathrow | 334,560 |
| 9 | BKK-SIN | Bangkok – Singapur Changi | 286,620 |
| 10 | BKK-HKG | Bangkok – Hong Kong | 270,272 |
The busiest in Latin America
Entering our market, the route in Latin America with the most seats is on the Orlando and San Juan route, Puerto Rico, followed by flights between Cancun and Dallas. Already on the intra-Latin American route, the Lima route – Santiago has the most seats.
| Route | cities | Seating | |
| 1 | MCO-SEVEN | Orlando – San Juan | 217,391 |
| 2 | CUN-DFW | Cancún – Dallas/Fort Worth | 159,668 |
| 3 | LIM-SCL | Lima – Santiago | 131,000 |
| 4 | BOOK FOOD | Bogota – Madrid | 129,172 |
| 5 | CUN-IAH | Cancún – Houston | 116,278 |
| 6 | JFK-STI | new york jfk – Santiago (DO) | 111,414 |
| 7 | GDL-LAX | Guadalajara – The Angels | 109,544 |
| 8 | JFK-SEVEN | new york jfk – San Juan | 107,574 |
| 9 | GRU-SCL | Sao Paulo Guarulhos – Santiago | 100,946 |
| 10 | HAV-MIA | Havana – Miami | 100,384 |
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No route passes through the hub of the Americas in Panama there is no route Rio de Janeiro Sao Paolo , I thought that due to its large population and the number of flights it would be in the top .
It's what we would generally think, but this time, They're not here. Rio may be back in a while.