The 10 busiest international air routes in the world in 2019 before coronavirus crippled demand for plane travel
As part of its annualreport, travel data firm OAG determined the busiest international routes in terms of the number of seats sold for 2019.
With the novel coronavirus posing a continued threat to aviation, it may be years before these routes achieve the same numbers again.10. Between Jakarta, Indonesia, and Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaNine airlines connected the two capital cities separated by Java Sea and Strait of Malacca in 2019.
Six airlines saw service on the Hong Kong-Manila route in 2019, the busiest route to touch the archipelagic nation of the Philippines. Cebu Pacific, Cathay Pacific, Philippines AirAsia, Ethiopian Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, and Philippines Airlines all served the sector that traverses the South China Sea.
Airlines offered 4,463,658 seats in 2019 on the route that averages two hours and 15 minutes in each direction. The Shanghai-Hong Kong sector is the only one on the top 10 list that touches mainland China. C. V. Grinsven/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Eight airlines routinely flew the 475-nautical mile hop between Jakarta and Singapore in 2019. Batik Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia AirAsia, Jetstar Asia Airways, Lion Air, Scoot, and Singapore Airlines offered 5,480,000 seats in total during the year.
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