Last year, the most utilized air route in the world was the Korea Gimpo-Jeju route.
On the 9th (local time), CNN reported that the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced in its 2024 global air transport statistics report that 'nine out of the ten busiest air routes in the world are in the Asia-Pacific region, with the number one being a domestic route in Korea,' noting that 'the domestic flight connecting Jeju Island and the capital city Seoul (Gimpo) takes 1 hour and 15 minutes, and over 13 million passengers used this route last year.'
The busiest route in North America was the United States New York-Los Angeles route, which was used by 2.2 million passengers last year. In Europe, the one-hour flight connecting Spain Barcelona-Palma de Mallorca was utilized by 2 million passengers last year.
In Latin America, the Colombia Bogotá-Medellín route, which had 3.8 million passengers, was the busiest, and in Africa, the Cape Town-Johannesburg route was used by 3.3 million passengers.
The largest aviation market in the world is the United States, where 876 million passengers were served last year, up 5.2% from the previous year, with most of them being domestic route users. CNN noted that this figure is 'four times greater than that of India, which has the largest population and is the fifth-largest aviation market in the world.'
China ranks second, attracting 741 million passengers last year, growing at a rate of 18.7%, which is more than three times faster than the United States. The United Kingdom ranks third with 261 million passengers utilizing flights, while Spain ranked fourth with 241 million passengers reported last year.