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Top 10 busiest airport pairs in 2024-25: India is the 5th biggest aviation market and ranks 7th among the busiest airport pairs globally
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.
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.
Cherry Gupta is an Assistant Manager – Content at The Indian Express. She leads the Top 10 section, curating list-based features on key national and international developments, and manages daily news content. She also produces SEO-driven articles and collaborates with the Lifestyle team to conduct interviews with notable artists and write workplace culture features. ... Read More
