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Today we will update what are the main air routes with more number of flights in, to and from Latin America – Caribbean according to ALTA analysis.
The numbers in the region are positive and even better than other regions of the world, all this despite the not so wide connectivity, macroeconomic and political problems facing airlines in Latin America.
After the harsh pandemic we are facing, The region continues to recover and marked its fourth consecutive month where its levels of passengers carried surpassed even the 2019, showing a great resurgence of air transport, this despite the fact that some airlines have exited the market during this 2023.
It is so with 29.2 million passengers the month of June showed a growth of 1.8% compared to the pre-pandemic in the Latin American region and Caribbean as reported HIGH in its monthly industry analysis. The 100% of this growth compared to 2019 was mainly driven by the domestic market, while the international market remained 2% below their levels 2019.
The main domestic and international routes in Latin America
In the form of an update to what we talked about previously where we reviewed the most important routes to the 2019 in Latin America, It is time to review how the market is adjusting after the pandemic and HIGH prepared this interesting information that I will detail:
Main domestic routes
In the first semester (1H23) the Congonhas-Santos Dumont route was the most important with the highest number of flights in the region, surpassing the Bogotá-Medellín and Cancún-Mexico City routes. in the second trimester (2Q23) was the route with the most flights, overcoming 5% their levels for the same period of time. 2019.
| Route | First semester flights 2023 | growth versus 2019 |
| CGH-SDU | 18,768 | -0.03% |
| BOOK MDE | 15,365 | 1.50% |
| CUN-MEX | 13,246 | -12.70% |
| BZE-SPR | 11,508 | 2.00% |
| BOG-CLO | 11,716 | 15.50% |
| BOG-CTG | 10,981 | -1.00% |
| MEX-MTY | 10,506 | -22.90% |
| BSB-CGH | 8,962 | 10.50% |
| GDL-MEX | 10,164 | -18.70% |
| CUZ-LIM | 8,444 | -48.30% |
| CGH-POA | 8,308 | 22.10% |
| CGH-CNF | 7,765 | 3.70% |
| BZE-DGA | 7,763 | 27.30% |
| GYE-UIO | 7,890 | -3.30% |
| BZE-PLJ | 7,381 | 11.70% |
Main international routes
In the first semester (1H23) the route Saint Barthélemy (SBH) – St Martin (SXM) in the Caribbean was the most important with the highest number of international flights in the region, superando on the Bonaire-Curacao y Fort-de-France-Pointe-à-Pitre route. Of the 15 routes with more international flights in the region, 5 are Intra-Caribbean routes.
| Route | First semester flights 2023 | growth versus 2019 |
| SBH-SXM | 7551 | -23.30% |
| BON-CUR | 6163 | 80.00% |
| FDF-PTP | 5041 | -0.30% |
| AUA-CUR | 4481 | 115.10% |
| LIM-SCL | 4186 | -27.50% |
| CUN-DFW | 3540 | 39.30% |
| EIS-SJU | 3785 | -25.20% |
| HAV-MIA | 3,174 | 27.10% |
| JFK-STI | 3,228 | 2.40% |
| IAH-MEX | 3,628 | 5.10% |
| SALMON SJD | 2,922 | 25.20% |
| GDL-LAX | 3,213 | -3.40% |
| BOG-PTY | 3,338 | -6.30% |
| CUN-IAH | 2,729 | 27.20% |
| AEP-GRU | 3,169 | 271.10% |
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