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Top 10 busiest airport pairs in 2024-25: The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest World Air Transport Statistics report indicated a positive trend in the global aviation industry, with global passenger demand increasing by 2.6 per cent this year compared to June 2024.
Meanwhile, international demand rose 3.2 per cent compared to June 2024, while domestic demand increased 1.6%, according to the report.
Asia Pacific has experienced the highest percentage growth in this region, recording a year-on-year increase of 22.8% and welcoming 21 million premium passengers.
The region also dominated the list of the world’s busiest airport pairs, with the most popular route being Jeju-Seoul (CJU-GMP), which had 13.2 million people fly between the two last year.
Jeddah-Riyadh (JED-RUH) was the only airport combination in the top ten that was not from Asia Pacific.
Regionally, New York John F. Kennedy International Airport-Los Angeles (JFK-LAX) was the busiest route in North America with 2.2 million passengers, while Barcelona-Palma de Mallorca (BCN-PMI) was the busiest in Europe with 2 million.
| Rank | Airport Pair | Country | Passenger Traffic (in millions) |
| 1 | Jeju – Seoul Gimpo | South Korea | 15m |
| 2 | Sapporo – Tokyo Haneda | Japan | 9.2m |
| 3 | Fukuoka – Tokyo Haneda | Japan | 9m |
| 4 | Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 8m |
| 5 | Melbourne Tullamarine – Sydney | Australia | 7.2m |
| 6 | Jeddah – Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 6.3m |
| 7 | Mumbai – Delhi | India | 5.9m |
| 8 | Tokyo Haneda – Okinawa | Japan | 5.6m |
| 9 | Shanghai Hongqiao – Shenzhen | China | 5.3m |
| 10 | Beijing Capital – Shanghai Hongqiao | China | 5.3m |
Source: International Air Transport Association – World Air Transport Statistics 2024
Based on the report, India made a notable entry in the world’s busiest airport pairs. The Mumbai – Delhi airport pair is ranked 7th, with 5.9 million passengers.
India emerged as the world’s fifth-biggest aviation market, handling 211 million passengers last year, a growth of 11.1% compared to 2023, ahead of Japan and trailing behind the US and China – the biggest aviation markets in the world.
