The world’s busiest flight routes for 2023

By Lilit Marcus, CNN

Published 8:59 PM EST, Thu December 21, 2023

Singapore’s Changi is often lauded as the world’s best airport – and it’s also one of the busiest.

Travel intelligence company OAG has released its annual listing of the world’s busiest international flight routes, and three of the top 10 involve going to Singapore: connecting with Bangkok (in eighth place), Jakarta (landing in seventh) and Kuala Lumpur (the very top of the list).

This data is based purely on the number of seats sold on flights throughout 2023. The busiest route, from Malaysia’s capital to Singapore, had 4.9 million total seats purchased. The flight, which lasts just over one hour, is popular with commuters who prefer to travel between the two neighboring countries by air, rather than by car.

All but one of the top 10 busiest routes are in Asia and the Middle East, with the lone exception being the New York-London hop across the pond. OAG notes that the JFK to Heathrow trip was the only flight route in the top 10 whose total capacity went up from 2019.

Asia also dominates the ranking of busiest domestic air routes, with Japan taking the lead. Flights connecting the hub of Tokyo with popular vacation getaways Fukuoka (a major foodie hub and gateway to South Korea), Sapporo (beloved for winter sports), and Okinawa (known as “the Hawaii of Japan”) were in second, third and seventh places respectively.

Meanwhile, a few of the busiest routes linked major cities in larger countries, such as China (Beijing and Shanghai) and Australia (Melbourne and Sydney).

There were also a few routes outside of the top 10 that OAG called out. The busiest domestic air route in the United States wasn’t New York to Los Angeles – it was Honolulu to Kahului in Hawaii, connecting the islands of Oahu and Maui. In all, 3.6 million seats were sold along that route, although it’s unclear if the devastating fires in Maui contributed to a decrease in tickets sold at the end of 2023.

The intra-California jaunt from San Francisco to Los Angeles ranked number one in the US in 2019 but fell to sixth place in 2023.

The 10 busiest international flight routes of 2023

1. Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Singapore (SIN)

2. Cairo (CAI) to Jeddah (JED)

3. Hong Kong (HKG) to Taipei (TPE)

4. Seoul Incheon (ICN) - Osaka Kansai (KIX)

5. Seoul Incheon (ICN) - Tokyo Narita (NRT)6. Dubai (DXB) - Riyadh (RUH)7. Jakarta (CGK) - Singapore (SIN)8. New York Kennedy (JFK) - London Heathrow (LHR)9. Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) - Singapore (SIN)10. Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) - Seoul Incheon (ICN)

The 10 busiest domestic flight routes of 2023

1. Jeju (CJU) to Seoul Gimpo (GMP)2. Sapporo New Chitose (CTS) - Tokyo Haneda (HND)3. Fukuoka (FUK) - Tokyo Haneda (HND)4. Hanoi (HAN) - Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)5. Melbourne (MEL) - Sydney (SYD)6. Beijing (PEK) - Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)

7. Tokyo Haneda (HND) - Okinawa Naha (OKA)8. Jeddah (JED) - Riyadh (RUH)9. Mumbai (BOM) - Delhi (DEL)10. Jakarta (CGK) - Bali Denpasar (DPS)

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The world’s busiest flight routes for 2023

2023年全球最繁忙的航线Singapore’s Changi is often lauded as the world’s best airport – and it’s also one of the busiest.

新加坡的樟宜机场经常被誉为世界上最好的机场，同时也是最繁忙的机场之一。

Travel intelligence company OAG has released its annual listing of the world’s busiest international flight routes, and three of the top 10 involve going to Singapore: connecting with Bangkok (in eighth place), Jakarta (landing in seventh) and Kuala Lumpur (the very top of the list).

旅游智慧公司OAG公布了年度世界上最繁忙的国际航线榜单，前10里去新加坡占据了3席：连接曼谷（第八名），雅加达（第七名）以及吉隆坡（榜单第一名）。

This data is based purely on the number of seats sold on flights throughout 2023. The busiest route, from Malaysia’s capital to Singapore, had 4.9 million total seats purchased. The flight, which lasts just over one hour, is popular with commuters who prefer to travel between the two neighboring countries by air, rather than by car.

这一数据完全是基于2023年各航班售出的座位数。最繁忙的航线，从马来西亚的首都到新加坡，总共售出490万个座位。这一飞行时间仅仅一小时多的航班，对于那些两国之间旅行更喜欢飞机而非汽车的通勤者非常受欢迎。

All but one of the top 10 busiest routes are in Asia and the Middle East, with the lone exception being the New York-London hop across the pond. OAG notes that the JFK to Heathrow trip was the only flight route in the top 10 whose total capacity went up from 2019.

前10最繁忙航线中9条是在亚洲和中东地区，唯一的例外是跨越大西洋的纽约-伦敦航线。OAG指出JFK到Heathrow的这条航线是前10中唯一一个自2019年以来总容量增加的航线。

Asia also dominates the ranking of busiest domestic air routes, with Japan taking the lead. Flights connecting the hub of Tokyo with popular vacation getaways Fukuoka (a major foodie hub and gateway to South Korea), Sapporo (beloved for winter sports), and Okinawa (known as “the Hawaii of Japan”) were in second, third and seventh places respectively.

亚洲同时还主导着最繁忙国内航线的榜单，其中日本排第一位。连接东京中心和热门度假胜地福冈（一个主要的美食中心和通往韩国的门户）、札幌（冬季运动喜欢的地方）和冲绳（被称为“日本的夏威夷”）的航班分别位居第二、第三和第七。

Meanwhile, a few of the busiest routes linked major cities in larger countries, such as China (Beijing and Shanghai) and Australia (Melbourne and Sydney).

此外，一些最繁忙的航线连接着大国家的主要城市，如中国（北京和上海）和澳大利亚（墨尔本和悉尼）。

There were also a few routes outside of the top 10 that OAG called out. The busiest domestic air route in the United States wasn’t New York to Los Angeles – it was Honolulu to Kahului in Hawaii, connecting the islands of Oahu and Maui. In all, 3.6 million seats were sold along that route, although it’s unclear if the devastating fires in Maui contributed to a decrease in tickets sold at the end of 2023.

OAG还列出了前10名之外的一些航线。美国最繁忙的国内航线并非纽约到洛杉矶，而是Honolulu到夏威夷的Kahului，连接Oahu和Maui。这条航线总共售出了360万个座位，但尚不清楚Maui毁灭性的大火是否导致了2023年底机票销量的减少。

The intra-California jaunt from San Francisco to Los Angeles ranked number one in the US in 2019 but fell to sixth place in 2023.

从旧金山到洛杉矶的加州内短途航线在2019年排名美国第一，但在2023年跌到了第六。

The 10 busiest international flight routes of 2023

2023年10大最繁忙国际航线

1.

吉隆坡至新加坡2.

开罗至吉达3.

香港至台北4.

首尔仁川-大阪关西5.

首尔仁川-东京成田6.

迪拜-利雅得7.

雅加达-新加坡8.

纽约肯尼迪-伦敦Heathrow9.

曼谷-新加坡10.

曼谷-首尔仁川

The 10 busiest domestic flight routes of 2023

1.

济州至首尔金浦2.

札幌新千岁-东京羽田3.

福冈-东京羽田4.

河内-胡志明市5.

墨尔本-悉尼6.

北京-上海虹桥7.

东京羽田-冲绳那霸8.

吉达-利雅得9.

孟买-德里10.

雅加达-巴厘岛登巴萨

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hop across the pond

这个表达来源于美国英语，意思是“跨越大西洋”，通常用来指代从美国到英国或欧洲其他国家的短途旅行。可以在许多情境下使用，包括商务旅行、度假或者简短的访问。

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全球领先的航空旅行数据提供商OAG近日发布了2023全球超级枢纽机场指数。根据该指数对全球拥有最广泛国际转机航班的枢纽机场进行了排名。OAG汇总了全球100个主要机场2022年9月至2023年8月6小时内转机可到达的城市数量，并对枢纽机场的便利性进行了比较。

全球排名第一的是伦敦希思罗机场，排名与上一次调查（2019年）相同。亚洲地区排名最高的是吉隆坡国际机场（马来西亚），排名第四。日本东京羽田机场排名第5，福冈机场排名第31。