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Today we review the changes that have occurred in the list of airline routes with more seats offered in the world during the 2024 both national and international.
Let's dive deeper into the analysis of the world's busiest air routes in 2024, based on OAG data and its annual report. This time, we will offer a more complete overview, including comparisons with previous years and highlighting important trends.
It is important to remember that this analysis is based on scheduled seating capacity, not in the actual number of passengers transported. This means that it reflects the offer of the airlines, not necessarily the real demand.
The routes with the most seats offered in the world during 2024
We have analyzed OAG data to identify the most popular international and domestic routes in terms of seats offered. We will also compare these data with those of 2023 and 2019 (pre-pandemic).
The busiest international route in 2024 It's Hong Kong (HKG) and Taipei (TPE), with 6,8 million seats offered. This route has held first place for the last three years.
Busiest International Routes in 2024
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| Rank | Route | Route | Seating | Rank and 2019 | Rank and 2023 | 2019 | 2023 |
| 1 | HKG-TPE | Hong Kong – Taipei | 6,781,577 | 1 | 3 | -15% | 48% |
| 2 | CAI-JED | Cairo – Jeddah | 5,469,274 | 14 | 2 | 62% | 14% |
| 3 | ICN-NRT | Seoul Incheon – Tokyo Narita | 5,410,456 | 16 | 5 | 68% | 30% |
| 4 | FUN-SIN | Kuala Lumpur – Singapore Changi | 5,382,163 | 2 | 1 | -3% | 10% |
| 5 | ICN-KIX | Seoul Incheon – Osaka Kansai | 4,982,769 | 12 | 4 | 45% | 18% |
| 6 | DXB-RUH | Dubai – Riyadh | 4,306,599 | 19 | 6 | 37% | 8% |
| 7 | BKK-HKG | Bangkok – Hong Kong | 4,201,802 | 4 | 11 | -13% | 29% |
| 8 | CGK-SIN | Jakarta – Singapore Changi | 4,069,071 | 3 | 7 | -26% | 4% |
| 9 | BKK-SIN | Bangkok – Singapore Changi | 4,033,344 | 9 | 9 | 5% | 16% |
| 10 | JFK-LHR | New York JFK – London Heathrow | 4,011,235 | 8 | 8 | 5% | 3% |
Busiest national routes in 2024
The busiest national route in 2024 you are Jeju (CJU) to Seoul (GMP) in South Korea, with 14,2 million seats offered. This route has held first place for the last three years.
| Rank | Route | Route | Seating | Rank and 2019 | Rank and 2023 | 2019 | 2023 |
| 1 | CJU-GMP | Jeju International – Seoul Gimpo | 14,183,719 | 1 | 1 | -19% | 3% |
| 2 | CTS-HND | Sapporo New Chitose – Tokyo Haneda | 11,931,572 | 2 | 2 | -5% | 0% |
| 3 | FUK-HND | Fukuoka – Tokyo Haneda | 11,335,551 | 3 | 3 | -1% | 1% |
| 4 | HAN-SGN | Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City | 10,631,435 | 4 | 4 | 4% | -2% |
| 5 | MEL-SOUTH | Melbourne – Sydney | 9,217,377 | 5 | 5 | -7% | -1% |
| 6 | JED-RUH | Jeddah – Riyadh | 8,700,415 | 8 | 8 | 9% | 10% |
| 7 | HND-OKA | Tokyo Haneda – Okinawa Naha | 8,033,641 | 9 | 7 | 4% | 1% |
| 8 | BOM-DEL | Mumbai – Delhi | 7,963,686 | 6 | 9 | -3% | 9% |
| 9 | PEK-SHA | Beijing – Shanghai Hongqiao | 7,714,758 | 7 | 6 | -5% | -8% |
| 10 | CAN-SHA | Guangzhou Baiyun – Shanghai Hongqiao | 7,010,321 | 13 | 11 | 10% | -2% |
Most in-demand routes in Latin America
Now we are going to review the routes with the greatest offer of seats in our Latin American region, where the data gives us the following results:
International
| Rank | Route | Route | Seating |
| 1 | MCO-SEVEN | Orlando – San Juan | 2,309,653 |
| 2 | LIM-SCL | Lima – Santiago | 2,056,486 |
| 3 | BOOK FOOD | Bogota – Madrid | 1,808,067 |
| 4 | GRU-SCL | Sao Paulo Guarulhos – Santiago | 1,803,186 |
| 5 | JFK-SEVEN | New York JFK – San Juan | 1,400,682 |
| 6 | CUN-DFW | Cancun – Dallas/Fort Worth | 1,370,714 |
| 7 | BOG-PTY | Bogota – Panama City | 1,366,353 |
| 8 | WITH-YYZ | Cancun – Toronto | 1,365,176 |
| 9 | AEP-GRU | Buenos Aires Airport – Sao Paulo Guarulhos | 1,350,013 |
| 10 | GDL-LAX | Guadalajara – The Angels | 1,346,685 |
Domestic
| Rank | Route | Route | Seats |
| 1 | BOOK MDE | Bogota – Medellin | 6,664,812 |
| 2 | CGH-SDU | São Paulo-Congonhas – Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont | 5,682,286 |
| 3 | BOG-CTG | Bogota – Cartagena | 4,817,733 |
| 4 | BOG-CLO | Bogota – Cali | 4,733,138 |
| 5 | CUZ-LIM | Cuzco – Lima | 4,507,760 |
| 6 | CUN-MEX | Cancun – Mexico City | 3,982,607 |
| 7 | MEX-MTY | Mexico City – Monterrey | 3,567,600 |
| 8 | GDL-MEX | Guadalajara – Mexico City | 3,299,803 |
| 9 | BSB-CGH | Brasilia – São Paulo-Congonhas | 3,192,152 |
| 10 | BOOK SMR | Bogota – Santa Marta | 3,112,288 |
Have you flown on any of these highly-offered routes??
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