It’s no secret that the travel sector in Asia has been booming in recent years, with new hotels in the region cropping up almost daily and many of its airports, notably Beijing Capital International Airport, Tokyo Haneda International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport, among the busiest in the world.
Not only that, but Asia is also home to eight of the world’s ten busiest international routes, according to new data from aviation industry analyst OAG from its recently published Punctuality League 2018 report.
So what are the busiest international routes in Asia?
1. Hong Kong (HKG)-Taipei (TPE)
Total number of departing and arriving flights: 29,494
Global ranking: 1
Key airlines flying the route: Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Cathay Dragon, China Airlines, EVA Airways
2. Kuala Lumpur (KUL)-Singapore (SIN)
Total number of departing and arriving flights: 29,383
Global ranking: 2
Key airlines flying the route: Scoot, Jetstar Asia, Singapore Airlines, Silkair, Malindo Airways, Air Asia, Malaysia Airlines
3. Jakarta (CGK)-Singapore (SIN)
Total number of departing and arriving flights: 26,872
Global ranking: 3
Key airlines flying the route: Batik Air, Scoot, Jetstar Asia, Singapore Airlines, Lion Air, Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia Air Asia
4. Jakarta (CGK)-Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Total number of departing and arriving flights: 20,890
Global ranking: 4
Key airlines flying the route: KLM, Batik Air, Malindo Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia, Lion Air
5. Hong Kong (HKG)-Shanghai (PVG)
Total number of departing and arriving flights: 20,818
Global ranking: 5
Key airlines flying the route: Hong Kong Airlines, Spring Airlines, Cathay Dragon, Cathay Pacific, Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern Airlines
6. Hong Kong (HKG)-Seoul Incheon (ICN)
Total number of departing and arriving flights: 16,366
Global ranking: 7
Key airlines flying the route: Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, Eastar Jet, HK Express, Air India, Jin Air, Asiana Airlines, Jeju Airlines
7. Hong Kong (HKG)-Beijing (PEK)
Total number of departing and arriving flights: 14,592
Global ranking: 8
Key airlines flying the route: Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Cathay Dragon, China Southern Airlines, Air China
8. Bangkok (BKK)-Singapore (SIN)
Total number of departing and arriving flights: 14,455
Global ranking: 10
Key airlines flying the route: Scoot, Singapore Airlines, Jetstar Asia, Cathay Pacific, Thai Airways
