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Key facts behind the world’s 20 busiest routes
Based on frequency in the 12 months to February 2018
busiest routes
About OAG busiest routes OAG takes a closer look at the Top 20 busiest international routes by frequency in the 12 months to February 2018.
These are the world’s busiest trunk routes in terms of the volume of flights that operate on them. Unsurprisingly the biggest of these routes operate in Asia, with 14 of the Top 20 operating to and from destinations in Asia. Two operate within Europe, another two operate within North America, and one between North America and Europe. There is also one route which operates between two destinations in the Middle East.
Using key reports and power tables from OAG Analyser we take a deeper look at these busiest routes, their profiles in terms of size, carriers which operate them, whether they are growing, to what extent they operate on time and what aircraft typically operate on the route. We also take a look at how passengers use these routes to connect onwards to and from other places.
Top 20 Routes decoded
• Data from Schedules Analyser is for the 12 months to February 2018 and all data covers both directions of each route.
• Carriers shown to be operating the route are those with traffic rights to serve the route.
• Passenger load factor is calculated by dividing bookings for each route by seats and represents an estimated bookings load factor which doesn’t take non-revenue passengers into account. Data for this figure is based (for seats and bookings) on the period January-December 2017.
• Frequencies and seats are calculated using jet aircraft frequencies only.
• All routes are international.• OTP data is sourced from OAG’s Flight Status
database and is for the 12 months to February 2018. Where average coverage falls below OAG’s 80% threshold, a route or carrier’s entry has been recorded as ‘not available (N/A)’.
• Connecting bookings data at origin and destination airports includes bridge, behind and beyond data.
Key facts behind the world’s 20 busiest routes
Rank RouteFrequency
(Mar17-Feb18)
1 KUL-SIN 30,537
2 HKG-TPE 28,887
3 CGK-SIN 27,304
4 HKG-PVG 21,888
5 CGK-KUL 19,849
6 ICN-KIX 17,488
7 HKG-ICN 17,075
8 LGA-YYZ 16,956
9 DXB-KWI 15,332
10 HKG-SIN 15,029
11 BKK-SIN 14,859
12 BKK-HKG 14,832
13 HKG-PEK 14,543
14 DUB-LHR 14,390
15 KIX-TPE 14,186
16 JFK-LHR 13,888
17 KIX-PVG 13,576
18 ICN-NRT 13,517
19 AMS-LHR 13,170
20 ORD-YYZ 13,100
busiest routes
Based on frequency in the 12 months to February 2018
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Connections at KUL Connections at SINTop 5 connecting flows – each way
OTPAirlines
MOST PUNCTUALScoot
LEAST PUNCTUALMalaysia Airlines
TR88.9%
MH61.4%
BEST MONTHMarch
WORST MONTHDecember 66.1%
82.1%
Equipment used on the route
Route profile
Carriers on route 7
Seats 5,365,761
Passengers carried 4,004,448
Passenger load factor 75%
Flights 30,537
Average Seats/Aircraft 177
Average stage length (km) 296
Average flight time (hh:mm) 01:04
Mainline/LCC % split 57:43
OTP (all carriers) 72.6%
2017 seat growth 0%
5 year AAGR 2%
Largest airline AK
Capacity share of largest airline 25%
Fastest growing airline MI
Growth of fastest growing airline 3%
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
10,000
7,500
5,000
2,500
0
Air Asia Malaysia Airlines SilkAir Jetstar Singapore Airlines Malindo Airways Scoot
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
Airbus A318/319/320/321Boeing 737Airbus A330Airbus A350Boeing 78740% 51%
2%2%5%
1 KUL–SINKuala Lumpur – Singapore
BKI BNE
TRZ PER
KCH SYD
LGK CRK
DEL MEL
37% 37%63% 63%
BKI LGK KCH DEL TRZ BNE CRK SYD MEL PER
58,5
20
37,9
96
45,2
11
29,9
61
39,5
42
20,0
81
35,9
93
18,9
14
33,7
47
18,5
79
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
SIN
KUL
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Route profile
Carriers on route 5
Seats 8,165,983
Passengers carried 6,543,935
Passenger load factor 80%
Flights 28,887
Average Seats/Aircraft 282
Average stage length (km) 805
Average flight time (hh:mm) 01:47
Mainline/LCC % split 100:0
OTP (all carriers) 68%
2017 seat growth 0%
5 year AAGR -3%
Largest airline CX
Capacity share of largest airline 45%
Fastest growing airline BR
Growth of fastest growing airline 3%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0
10,000
7,500
5,000
2,500
0
Cathay Pacific Airways China Airlines EVA Airways Hong Kong Airways Cathay Dragon
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
Hong Kong Airlines
LEAST PUNCTUALEVA Airways
HX90.9%
BR52.6%
Airbus A330
Boeing 777
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Airbus A350Boeing 737
Airbus A340
Boeing 747
BEST MONTHMarch
WORST MONTHJuly 55.2%
75.9%
PEK
SIN
BKK
PVG
LHR
21%
79%
LAX
YYZ
SFO
JFK
YVR
20%
80%
20%
17% 47%
8%
0%3%5%
2 HKG–TPEHong Kong – Taipei
Connections at HKG Connections at TPE
PEK PVG BKK LHR SIN LAX JFK SFO YVR YYZ
74,5
76
23,8
07
47,7
90
22,1
80
41,2
11
18,2
00
37,7
86
12,6
40
28,8
18
10,6
18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
TPE
HKG
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Route profile
Carriers on route 7
Seats 5,647,531
Passengers carried 4,661,887
Passenger load factor 83%
Flights 27,304
Average Seats/Aircraft 207
Average stage length (km) 880
Average flight time (hh:mm) 01:48
Mainline/LCC % split 58:42
OTP (all carriers) 75%
2017 seat growth -1%
5 year AAGR 0%
Largest airline SQ
Capacity share of largest airline 31%
Fastest growing airline ID
Growth of fastest growing airline 21%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
7,500
5,000
2,500
0
Singapore Airlines Garuda Indonesia Lion Air Jetstar Asia Indonesia AirAsia Scoot Batik Air
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
Batik Air
LEAST PUNCTUALIndonesia AirAsia
ID89.1%
QZ58.7%
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Boeing 737
Boeing 777
Airbus A330Airbus A350
Airbus Industrie A330
BEST MONTHMarch
WORST MONTHDecember 59.2%
83.2%
34%
18% 37%
8%
0%3%
3 CGK–SINJakarta – Singapore
Connections at CGK Connections at SIN
SOC UPG BPN SRG SUB HKG BKK MNL KIX BOM
63,4
82
78,5
95
39,8
47
42,2
86
39,2
52
40,3
71
28,3
71
28,7
54
28,1
69
27,3
57
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
SOC
SUB
BPN
UPG
SRG
HKG
BOM
MNL
BKK
KIX
27%
73%
28%
72%
SIN
CGK
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BKK
BOM
TPE
SIN
KUL
Route profile
Carriers on route 7
Seats 4,946,393
Passengers carried 3,842,114
Passenger load factor 78%
Flights 21,888
Average Seats/Aircraft 226
Average stage length (km) 1,255
Average flight time (hh:mm) 02:30
Mainline/LCC % split 95:5
OTP (all carriers) 55%
2017 seat growth 3%
5 year AAGR 2%
Largest airline KA
Capacity share of largest airline 42%
Fastest growing airline MU
Growth of fastest growing airline 6%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
7,500
5,000
2,500
0
Cathay Dragon China Eastern Airlines Hong Kong Airlines Cathay Pacific Spring Airlines Juneyao Airlines Shanghai Airlines
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
Hong Kong Airlines
LEAST PUNCTUALChina Eastern
Airlines
HX91.0%
BR40.6%
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Airbus A330
Boeing 777
Boeing 737Airbus A340
BEST MONTHDecember
WORST MONTHJuly 37.9%
68.5%
SHE
DLC
LAX
CGQ
HRB
43% 55%
0%0%2%
4 HKG–PVGHong Kong – Shanghai Pudong
Connections at HKG Connections at PVG
BKK SIN TPE KUL BOM SHE CGQ LAX HRB DLC
78,8
29
17,6
78
50,3
11
15,2
97
47,8
64
13,2
12
38,6
64
11,0
98
34,4
32
10,3
26
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
33%
67%
33%
67%
HKG
PVG
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Route profile
Carriers on route 9
Seats 3,488,681
Passengers carried 2,709,576
Passenger load factor 78%
Flights 19,849
Average Seats/Aircraft 180
Average stage length (km) 1,127
Average flight time (hh:mm) 02:04
Mainline/LCC % split 53:47
OTP (all carriers) 60%
2017 seat growth 17%
5 year AAGR 4%
Largest airline MH
Capacity share of largest airline 23%
Fastest growing airline ID
Growth of fastest growing airline >100%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
5,000
2,500
0
Malaysia Airlines AirAsia Lion Air Indonesia AirAsia Malindo Airways Garuda Indonesia KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines Batik Air Indonesia AirAsia X
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines
LEAST PUNCTUALIndonesia Airasia X
KL83.6%
XT29.3%
Boeing 737
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Boeing 777
Airbus A330
BEST MONTHJune
WORST MONTHDecember 51.4%
69.3%
MDC
PLM
UPG
SOC
SUB
BKI
DEL
PEN
HKG
DAC
36%60%
0%4%
5 CGK–KULJakarta – Kuala Lumpur
Connections at CGK Connections at KUL
MDC SOC UPG SUB PLM BKI HKG PEN DAC DEL
49,4
59
42,4
98
47,4
89
40,2
76
32,1
34
40,0
69
29,1
49
23,1
79
19,6
66
21,2
90
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
34%
66%
34%
66%
CGK
KUL
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Route profile
Carriers on route 8
Seats 3,692,990
Passengers carried 2,896,880
Passenger load factor 78%
Flights 17,488
Average Seats/Aircraft 219
Average stage length (km) 859
Average flight time (hh:mm) 01:46
Mainline/LCC % split 35:65
OTP (all carriers) 78%
2017 seat growth 33%
5 year AAGR 16%
Largest airline OZ
Capacity share of largest airline 16%
Fastest growing airline 7C
Growth of fastest growing airline 92%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5
5,000
2,500
0
Asiana Airlines Korean Air Jin Air Jeju Airlines Peach Aviation Ltd Eastar Jet T’way Air Air Seoul, Inc
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
T’way Air
LEAST PUNCTUALAsiana Airlines
TW96.5%
OZ59.7%
Boeing 737
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Boeing 777
Airbus A330Airbus A350
Boeing 747
Boeing 767
BEST MONTHSeptember
WORST MONTHJanuary 58.7%
86.3%
IST
LAX
HNL
LHR
FCO
12%
88%
NOU
HKD
AKL
AKJ
HNL
11%
89%
27%
15% 44%
10%
1%3%
6 ICN–KIXSeoul Incheon – Osaka
Connections at ICN Connections at KIX
IST LHR HNL FCO LAX NOU AKJ AKL HNL HKD
12,5
13
4,66
4
12,4
13
2,50
6
12,1
89
1,57
4
11,2
24
1,12
7
10,1
66
970
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destinationAirbus A380
Boeing 787
KIX
ICN
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Route profile
Carriers on route 11
Seats 4,360,906
Passengers carried 3,378,672
Passenger load factor 77%
Flights 17,075
Average Seats/Aircraft 254
Average stage length (km) 2,070
Average flight time (hh:mm) 03:34
Mainline/LCC % split 72:28
OTP (all carriers) 65%
2017 seat growth 2%
5 year AAGR 7%
Largest airline CX
Capacity share of largest airline 26%
Fastest growing airline HX
Growth of fastest growing airline >100%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5
5,000
2,500
0
Cathay Pacific Airways Korean Air H K Express Asiana Airlines Jeju Airlines Thai Airways Intl. Hong Kong Airlines Jin Air Eastar Jet Air India Air Seoul, Inc
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
Hong Kong Airlines
LEAST PUNCTUALJeju Airlines
HX96.7%
7C43.7%
Airbus A318/319/320/321Airbus A330Boeing 737Boeing 777
Boeing 767
Boeing 747
Airbus Industrie A330
Airbus A350
Boeing 747 (Mixed Config.)
Boeing 787
Airbus A380
BEST MONTHNovember
WORST MONTHJuly 52.0%
78.7%
SIN
CMB
MEL
BKK
SYD
17%
83%
LAX
SFO
HNL
JFK
PUS
16%
84%
18%
17%
26%
7%
1%1%5%
7 HKG–ICNHong Kong – Seoul Incheon
Connections at HKG Connections at ICN
SIN BKK MEL SYD CMB LAX JFK SFO YVR YYZ
42,7
41
12,9
41
25,9
06
11,3
89
22,8
45
11,2
50
20,3
23
6,90
5
14,4
19
6,81
0
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
25%
HKG
ICN
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Route profile
Carriers on route 3
Seats 1,835,682
Passengers carried 1,620,223
Passenger load factor 88%
Flights 16,956
Average Seats/Aircraft 110
Average stage length (km) 571
Average flight time (hh:mm) 01:39
Mainline/LCC % split 66:34
OTP (all carriers) 51%
2017 seat growth 4%
5 year AAGR 2%
Largest airline AC
Capacity share of largest airline 53%
Fastest growing airline AC
Growth of fastest growing airline 10%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Air Canada Westjet American Airlines
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
American Airlines
LEAST PUNCTUALAir Canada
AA59.2%
AC49.7%
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Boeing 737
Embraer RJ 135/140/145
Embraer 170/195
BEST MONTHNovember
WORST MONTHMay 41.7%
74.1%
RIC
PBI
RDU
CLT
ORF
29%
71%
YVR
YWG
YEG
YYC
YOW
30%
16%
47%
7%
8 LGA–YYZNew York LaGuardia – Toronto
Connections at LGA Connections at YYZ
RIC CLT RDU ORF PBI YVR YYC YEG YOW YWG
8,99
4
29,3
66
7,88
7
26,8
22
6,51
3
25,6
97
6,28
7
17,4
96
5,88
4
16,3
26
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
27%
73%
LGA
YYZ
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Route profile
Carriers on route 4
Seats 3,683,274
Passengers carried 2,766,929
Passenger load factor 75%
Flights 15,332
Average Seats/Aircraft 237
Average stage length (km) 851
Average flight time (hh:mm) 01:52
Mainline/LCC % split 72:28
OTP (all carriers) 83%
2017 seat growth -3%
5 year AAGR 6%
Largest airline EK
Capacity share of largest airline 49%
Fastest growing airline KU
Growth of fastest growing airline 61%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Emirates Flydubai Kuwait Airways Jazeera Airways
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
Flydubai
LEAST PUNCTUALKuwait Airways
FZ87.8%
KU76.8%
Boeing 737
Boeing 777
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Airbus A380Airbus A350
Airbus Industrie A340
Airbus Industrie A330
BEST MONTHOctober
WORST MONTHDecember 73.9%
92.4%
MAA
BOM
COK
DAC
BKK
38%
62%
DOH
BOM
CMB
CAI
DAM
39%
61%
29%
24% 38%
1%3%5%
9 DXB–KWIDubai – Kuwait
Connections at DXB Connections at KWI
MAA DAC COK BKK BOM DOH CAI CMB DAM BOM
49,1
60
20,4
69
43,2
67
9,82
9
43,1
29
7,74
4
39,1
34
6,56
0
37,1
01
6,17
1
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
DXB
KWI
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Route profile
Carriers on route 4
Seats 4,151,253
Passengers carried 3,215,318
Passenger load factor 77%
Flights 15,029
Average Seats/Aircraft 272
Average stage length (km) 2,562
Average flight time (hh:mm) 03:58
Mainline/LCC % split 83:17
OTP (all carriers) 70%
2017 seat growth -6%
5 year AAGR -2%
Largest airline CX
Capacity share of largest airline 47%
Fastest growing airline TR
Growth of fastest growing airline 3%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Cathay Pacific Airways Singapore Airlines Scoot Jetstar Asia
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
Scoot
LEAST PUNCTUALJeststar Asia
TZ88.7%
3K54.7%
Boeing 777
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Airbus A350
Airbus A330Airbus A380
Boeing 787
BEST MONTHMarch
WORST MONTHJuly 57.9%
81.8%
PVG
TPE
KIX
ICN
PEK
30%
70%
CGK
SYD
PER
SUB
MLE
29%
71%
23%
19% 43%
9%
1%5%
10 HKG–SINHong Kong – Singapore
Connections at HKG Connections at SIN
PVG ICN KIX PEK TPE CGK SUB PER MLE SYD
51,7
93
78,3
22
42,4
02
34,7
55
34,0
93
21,7
18
30,5
74
19,4
94
28,6
53
14,8
91
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
SIN
HKG
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Route profile
Carriers on route 5
Seats 3,639,539
Passengers carried 2,891,003
Passenger load factor 79%
Flights 14,859
Average Seats/Aircraft 247
Average stage length (km) 1,416
Average flight time (hh:mm) 02:28
Mainline/LCC % split 69:31
OTP (all carriers) 80%
2017 seat growth -1%
5 year AAGR -2%
Largest airline SQ
Capacity share of largest airline 33%
Fastest growing airline SQ
Growth of fastest growing airline 6%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Singapore Airlines Thai Airways Intl Scoot* Jetstar Asia Cathay Pacific Airways
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
Scoot
LEAST PUNCTUALThai AirwaysInternational
TR88.4%
TG62.4%
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Boeing 777
Airbus A330
Airbus A350Boeing 787
Airbus Industrie A330
Boeing 747
BEST MONTHMay
WORST MONTHDecember 71.0%
86.2%
CTS
ICN
KHI
VTE
TLV
19%
81%
CGK
BNE
DPS
SUB
KUL
20%
80%
29%
16%44%
7%
1%1%2%
11 BKK–SINBangkok Suvarnabhumi – Singapore
Connections at BKK Connections at SIN
CTS VTE KHI TLV ICN CGK SUB DPS KUL BNE
14,5
26
42,4
68
13,9
84
30,3
45
13,3
81
18,3
80
12,5
70
14,2
01
12,3
59
13,5
03
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
SIN
BKK
*Scoot has been operating services to both BKK and DMK under airline code TR since August 2017. This data refers only to their BKK service.
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Route profile
Carriers on route 7
Seats 4,739,788
Passengers carried 3,751,199
Passenger load factor 79%
Flights 14,832
Average Seats/Aircraft 318
Average stage length (km) 1,687
Average flight time (hh:mm) 02:44
Mainline/LCC % split 100:0
OTP (all carriers) 68%
2017 seat growth -6%
5 year AAGR 3%
Largest airline CX
Capacity share of largest airline 38%
Fastest growing airline TG
Growth of fastest growing airline 4%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0
6,0005,0004,0003,0002,0001,000
0
Cathay Pacific Thai Airways Intl Hong Kong Airlines Emirates Royal Jordanian Sri Lankan Airlines Orient Thai Airlines
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
Hong Kong Airlines
LEAST PUNCTUALOrient Thai Airlines
HX93.6%
OX0.0%
Airbus A330
Boeing 777
Airbus A350
Airbus Industries A330Boeing 747
Boeing 787
Airbus Industrie A380
Airbus A380
Airbus A318/319/320/321
BEST MONTHMay
WORST MONTHJuly 59.2%
74.5%
ISB
BOM
HKT
DAC
LHE
29%
71%
PVG
CRK
NRT
PEK
KIX
29%
71%
19%
10%
37%8%
1%2%4%
12 BKK–HKGBangkok Suvarnabhumi – Hong Kong
Connections at BKK Connections at HKG
ISB DAC HKT LHE BOM PVG PEK NRT KIX CRK
29,7
05
83,5
11
13,8
86
67,0
56
12,5
00
58,3
66
12,2
15
45,2
88
11,7
61
44,0
66
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
14%
5%
BKK
HKG
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Route profile
Carriers on route 5
Seats 3,607,917
Passengers carried 2,867,868
Passenger load factor 79%
Flights 14,543
Average Seats/Aircraft 247
Average stage length (km) 1,989
Average flight time (hh:mm) 03:20
Mainline/LCC % split 100:0
OTP (all carriers) 57%
2017 seat growth -2%
5 year AAGR 0%
Largest airline KA
Capacity share of largest airline 36%
Fastest growing airline CA
Growth of fastest growing airline 3%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Cathay Dragon Air China Hong Kong Airlines Cathay Pacific Airways China Southern Airlines
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
Hong Kong Airlines
LEAST PUNCTUALAir China
HX89.8%
CA33.1%
Airbus A330
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Boeing 737
Boeing 777
BEST MONTHOctober
WORST MONTHJuly 32.3%
71.0%
TPE
KHH
SIN
BKK
DPS
35%
65%
LAX
JFK
CDG
LHR
URC
33%
67%
29%63%
3%5%
13 HKG–PEKHong Kong – Beijing
Connections at HKG Connections at PEK
TPE BKK SIN DPS KHH LAX LHR CDG URC JFK
74,8
68
12,1
98
67,0
56
9,73
3
30,1
70
8,03
3
28,9
28
7,08
8
26,7
83
6,70
5
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
HKG
PEK
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LAX
HKG
JFK
SFO
LOS
Route profile
Carriers on route 2
Seats 2,328,652
Passengers carried 1,887,170
Passenger load factor 81%
Flights 14,390
Average Seats/Aircraft 165
Average stage length (km) 449
Average flight time (hh:mm) 01:28
Mainline/LCC % split 100:0
OTP (all carriers) 83%
2017 seat growth 7%
5 year AAGR 2%
Largest airline EI
Capacity share of largest airline 60%
Fastest growing airline EI
Growth of fastest growing airline 9%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
3,000
2,000
1,000
Aer Lingus British Airways
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
Aer Lingus
LEAST PUNCTUALBritish Airways
EI84.7%
BA79.3%
Airbus A318/319/320/321
BEST MONTHApril
WORST MONTHJune 76.8%
92.5%
ORD
EWR
JFK
BOS
IAD
50% 50%50% 50%
14 DUB–LHRDublin – London Heathrow
Connections at DUB Connections at LHR
ORD BOS JFK IAD EWR LAX SFO JFK LOS HKG
11,5
39
26,6
50
10,1
38
20,8
92
7,75
1
19,4
54
7,55
4
18,1
46
6,41
1
15,1
17
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
100%
LHR
DUB
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Route profile
Carriers on route 10
Seats 3,191,914
Passengers carried 2,409,494
Passenger load factor 75%
Flights 14,186
Average Seats/Aircraft 225
Average stage length (km) 1,703
Average flight time (hh:mm) 03:17
Mainline/LCC % split 70:30
OTP (all carriers) 83%
2017 seat growth -11%
5 year AAGR 11%
Largest airline CI
Capacity share of largest airline 31%
Fastest growing airline PR
Growth of fastest growing airline 53%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
China Airlines EVA Airways Peach Aviation Ltd Tigerair Taiwan Co. Ltd Japan Airlines Cathay Pacific Airways Jetstar Asia Philippine Airlines Vanilla Air Jetstar Japan
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
Vanilla Air
LEAST PUNCTUALPeach Aviation Ltd
JW94.0%
MM74.2%
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Airbus A330
Boeing 777
Boeing 737Boeing 787
Boeing 747
Airbus A350
BEST MONTHSeptember
WORST MONTHFebruary 71.1%
88.9%
LAX
HND
CTS
NRT
HNL
6%
94%
BKK
SYD
MNL
SGN
HKG
23%
7%
56%
5%
1%3%5%
15 KIX–TPEOsaka – Taipei
Connections at KIX Connections at TPE
LAX NRT CTS HNL HND BKK SGN MNL HKG SYD
6,95
0
14,7
29
4,33
0
10,5
68
2,31
6
8,33
1
902
6,36
9
852
5,32
0
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
6%
94%
TPE
KIX
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LOS
FCO
MAN
DEL
DUB
Route profile
Carriers on route 4
Seats 3,651,659
Passengers carried 3,049,370
Passenger load factor 84%
Flights 13,888
Average Seats/Aircraft 264
Average stage length (km) 5,536
Average flight time (hh:mm) 06:58
Mainline/LCC % split 100:0
OTP (all carriers) 75%
2017 seat growth -4%
5 year AAGR -1%
Largest airline BA
Capacity share of largest airline 42%
Fastest growing airline DL
Growth of fastest growing airline 13%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
British Airways Virgin Atlantic Airways American Airlines Delta Air Lines
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
American Airlines
LEAST PUNCTUALBritish Airways
AA77.9%
BA72.5%
Boeing 777
Boeing 747
Boeing 767
Airbus A340Airbus A330
Boeing 787
BEST MONTHNovember
WORST MONTHJuly 66.2%
85.1%
MCO
SFO
SJU
RDU
LAX
39%61%
26%
17%
35%15%
3%4%
16 JFK–LHRNew York John F. Kennedy – London Heathrow
Connections at JFK Connections at LHR
MCO RDU SJU LAX SFO LOS DEL MAN DUB FCO
17,8
69
39,6
50
10,0
04
28,8
94
8,50
5
24,0
70
7,48
1
19,9
40
6,05
8
19,7
65
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
41%
59%
JFK
LHR
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Route profile
Carriers on route 9
Seats 2,339,539
Passengers carried 1,774,365
Passenger load factor 76%
Flights 13,576
Average Seats/Aircraft 174
Average stage length (km) 1,305
Average flight time (hh:mm) 02:48
Mainline/LCC % split 84:16
OTP (all carriers) #N/A
2017 seat growth 7%
5 year AAGR 12%
Largest airline MU
Capacity share of largest airline 21%
Fastest growing airline MM
Growth of fastest growing airline >100%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
China Eastern Airlines Air China Juneyao Airlines All Nippon Airways Spring Airlines Japan Airlines China Southern Airlines Peach Aviation Ltd Shanghai Airlines
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
Peach Aviation Ltd
LEAST PUNCTUALChina Eastern
Airlines
MM89.8%
MU53.2%
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Boeing 737
Boeing 767
Airbus A330
BEST MONTHNovember
WORST MONTHN/A N/A
80.8%
CTS
SFO
HNL
HND
FUK
18%
82%
SHE
BKK
WUH
WNZ
XIY
16%
84%
31%57%
11%
1%
17 KIX–PVGOsaka – Shanghai Pudong
Connections at KIX Connections at PVG
CTS HND HNL FUK SFO SHE WNZ WUH XIY BKK
4,01
6
11,5
85
2,02
6
11,0
79
624
9,94
9
411
8,45
3
295
7,87
7
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
PVG
KIX
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Route profile
Carriers on route 9
Seats 2,794,139
Passengers carried 2,265,116
Passenger load factor 81%
Flights 13,517
Average Seats/Aircraft 211
Average stage length (km) 1,255
Average flight time (hh:mm) 02:20
Mainline/LCC % split 51:49
OTP (all carriers) 70%
2017 seat growth 11%
5 year AAGR 2%
Largest airline OZ
Capacity share of largest airline 23%
Fastest growing airline TW
Growth of fastest growing airline >100%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Asiana Airlines Korean Air Jeju Airlines Eastar Jet Jin Air T’way Air Japan Airlines United Airlines Air Seoul, Inc
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUALUnited Airlines
LEAST PUNCTUALJin Air
UA95.4%
LJ48.8%
Boeing 737
Airbus A330
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Boeing 777Boeing 767
Boeing 747
Airbus A380
BEST MONTHJuly
WORST MONTHDecember 55.7%
79.4%
TAO
WEH
LHR
TAS
YNT
22%
78%
LAX
AKL
HNL
IAD
ORD
19%
81%
16%
12%
61%
6%
1%2%2%
18 ICN–NRTSeoul Incheon – Tokyo Narita
Connections at ICN Connections at NRT
TAO TAS LHR YNT WEH LAX IAD HNL ORD AKL
16,5
70
15,4
77
12,1
64
10,6
16
11,2
75
7,00
5
9,22
0
6,33
7
8,62
9
6,32
4
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
ICN
NRT
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Route profile
Carriers on route 2
Seats 2,074,526
Passengers carried 1,860,387
Passenger load factor 90%
Flights 13,170
Average Seats/Aircraft 158
Average stage length (km) 365
Average flight time (hh:mm) 01:20
Mainline/LCC % split 100:0
OTP (all carriers) 75%
2017 seat growth 8%
5 year AAGR 3%
Largest airline KL
Capacity share of largest airline 46%
Fastest growing airline KL
Growth of fastest growing airline 11%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines British Airways
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUAL
KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines
LEAST PUNCTUALBritish Airways
KL77.0%
BA72.2%
Airbus A318/319/320/321
Boeing 737
Embraer 170/195
Boeing 767Fokker 70
BEST MONTHNovember
WORST MONTHDecember 57.8%
83.3%
LOS
MME
KIX
ACC
NRT
42%
58%
JFK
SFO
JNB
LAX
MIA
39%
61%
38%
17%39%
1%5%
19 AMS–LHRAmsterdam – London Heathrow
Connections at AMS Connections at LHR
LOS ACC KIX NRT MME JFK LAX JNB MIA SFO
21,9
74
18,5
64
16,6
99
16,0
36
11,9
27
13,0
83
9,75
1
10,7
82
8,53
6
7,97
2
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
LHR
AMS
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Route profile
Carriers on route 3
Seats 1,235,185
Passengers carried 1,069,026
Passenger load factor 87%
Flights 13,100
Average Seats/Aircraft 95
Average stage length (km) 700
Average flight time (hh:mm) 01:35
Mainline/LCC % split 100:0
OTP (all carriers) 63%
2017 seat growth 15%
5 year AAGR 4%
Largest airline AC
Capacity share of largest airline 35%
Fastest growing airline AC
Growth of fastest growing airline 20%
Top 5 connecting flows – each way
OTP
0.0 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Air Canada United Airlines American Airlines
2017
–18
Seat
s (0
00’s)
AirlinesMOST PUNCTUALUnited Airlines
LEAST PUNCTUALAir Canada
UA72.0%
AC55.6%
Embraer 170/195
Canadair Regional Jet
Boeing 737
Embraer RJ 135/140/145Airbus A318/319/320/321
BEST MONTHNovember
WORST MONTHApril 53.3%
79.9%
SFO
LAS
LAX
PHX
HNL
40%
YEG
YOW
YHZ
TLV
YQB
13%
11%
59%
9%
8%
20 ORD–YYZChicago – Toronto
Connections at ORD Connections at YYZ
SFO PHX LAX HNL LAS YEG TLV YHZ YQB YOW
23,3
56
11,1
81
14,9
25
8,85
8
14,4
24
8,77
1
14,0
79
6,80
9
12,1
10
5,60
7
Equipment used on the route
Capacity (time period Mar–Feb)
Carriers
2008-09
2010-11
2012-13
2014-15
2016-17
2009-10
2011-12
2013-14
2015-16
2017-18
Connecting share at destinationLocal share at destination
60%43%
57%
ORD
YYZ
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