According to OAG, the 105-minute route between Hong Kong and Taipei (Taiwan, China) topped the world's busiest international flight route rankings in 2024, with 6,781,577 seats sold.
The route that flies over the skyscrapers of Hong Kong and Taipei is the world's busiest flight route in 2024. (Photo: Getty Images)
Coming in second on the list is Cairo-Jeddah, with nearly 5.5 million seats sold. The route between the two Egyptian cities and Saudi Arabia has seen incredible growth over the past five years, rising from 14th place in 2019 to second place in 2023 and 2024.
South Korea's capital Seoul takes two spots, with routes to Japan including Tokyo Narita (3rd) and Osaka Kansai (5th).
Singapore's Changi Airport takes three spots in the top 10, with routes to Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur (4th), Indonesia's Jakarta (8th) and Thailand's Bangkok (9th).
Ranked 7th is the route in Asia with the Bangkok - Hong Kong flight.
The remaining positions in the top 10 are Dubai (UAE) - Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) in 6th place, Bangkok - Hong Kong in 7th place and New York JFK (USA) - London Heathrow (UK) in 10th place.
In terms of domestic routes, the world's top three routes are all in Asia: Jeju International - Seoul Gimpo in South Korea; Sapporo New Chitose - Tokyo Haneda and Fukuoka - Tokyo Haneda in Japan.
The Jeju - Seoul route continues to hold the title of the busiest domestic flight route in the world, with 14.2 million seats, equivalent to nearly 39,000 seats sold per day.
According to OAG’s press release, air travel has increased rapidly over the past year. For example, the leading route Hong Kong-Taipei increased from 4.9 million seats in 2023 to nearly 6.8 million; the Cairo-Jeddah route increased by 1.3 million compared to last year.
Asia- Pacific routes all saw significant growth.
However, this is bad news for the Earth. According to the Air Transport Action Group, in 2022, the aviation industry accounted for 2.1% of global man-made carbon emissions and 3.5% of total greenhouse gas emissions.
At the time, Matteo Mirolo at Transport & Environment, a group that campaigns for cleaner transport, warned that the expansion of the aviation industry was “a worrying signal”.
“If we don't act now, in a few years aviation will become one of the biggest emitters,” said Mr Mirolo.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/tuyen-bay-nao-dat-khach-nhat-the-gioi-nam-2024-ar914601.html
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