key facts behind the world’s 20 busiest routes

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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


Route profile

Carriers on route 5

Seats 8,165,983



Flights 28,887





OTP (all carriers) 68%

2017 seat growth 0%

5 year AAGR -3%

Largest airline CX


Fastest growing airline BR


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




Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18

TPE

HKG


Route profile

Carriers on route 7

Seats 5,647,531



Flights 27,304






2017 seat growth -1%

5 year AAGR 0%

Largest airline SQ


Fastest growing airline ID



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)


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


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


SOC

SUB

BPN

UPG

SRG

HKG

BOM

MNL

BKK

KIX

27%

73%

28%

72%

SIN

CGK


BKK

BOM

TPE

SIN

KUL

Route profile

Carriers on route 7

Seats 4,946,393



Flights 21,888


Average stage length (km) 1,255




2017 seat growth 3%

5 year AAGR 2%

Largest airline KA


Fastest growing airline MU



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)


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


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


33%

67%

33%

67%

HKG

PVG


Route profile

Carriers on route 9

Seats 3,488,681



Flights 19,849






2017 seat growth 17%

5 year AAGR 4%

Largest airline MH


Fastest growing airline ID

Growth of fastest growing airline >100%


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)


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


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


34%

66%

34%

66%

CGK

KUL


Route profile

Carriers on route 8

Seats 3,692,990



Flights 17,488







5 year AAGR 16%

Largest airline OZ


Fastest growing airline 7C



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)


T’way Air

LEAST PUNCTUALAsiana Airlines

TW96.5%

OZ59.7%

Boeing 737

Airbus A318/319/320/321

Boeing 777


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



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


Route profile

Carriers on route 11

Seats 4,360,906



Flights 17,075






2017 seat growth 2%

5 year AAGR 7%

Largest airline CX


Fastest growing airline HX



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)


Hong Kong Airlines

LEAST PUNCTUALJeju Airlines

HX96.7%

7C43.7%

Airbus A318/319/320/321Airbus A330Boeing 737Boeing 777

Boeing 767

Boeing 747


Airbus A350

Boeing 747 (Mixed Config.)

Boeing 787

Airbus A380

BEST MONTHNovember


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


25%

HKG

ICN


Route profile

Carriers on route 3

Seats 1,835,682



Flights 16,956






2017 seat growth 4%

5 year AAGR 2%

Largest airline AC


Fastest growing airline AC



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)


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


27%

73%

LGA

YYZ


Route profile

Carriers on route 4

Seats 3,683,274



Flights 15,332







5 year AAGR 6%

Largest airline EK


Fastest growing airline KU



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)


Flydubai

LEAST PUNCTUALKuwait Airways

FZ87.8%

KU76.8%

Boeing 737

Boeing 777

Airbus A318/319/320/321




BEST MONTHOctober


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


DXB

KWI


Route profile

Carriers on route 4

Seats 4,151,253



Flights 15,029







5 year AAGR -2%

Largest airline CX


Fastest growing airline TR



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)


Scoot

LEAST PUNCTUALJeststar Asia

TZ88.7%

3K54.7%

Boeing 777

Airbus A318/319/320/321

Airbus A350


Boeing 787

BEST MONTHMarch


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


SIN

HKG


Route profile

Carriers on route 5

Seats 3,639,539



Flights 14,859







5 year AAGR -2%

Largest airline SQ


Fastest growing airline SQ



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)


Scoot

LEAST PUNCTUALThai AirwaysInternational

TR88.4%

TG62.4%

Airbus A318/319/320/321

Boeing 777

Airbus A330

Airbus A350Boeing 787


Boeing 747

BEST MONTHMay


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


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.


Route profile

Carriers on route 7

Seats 4,739,788



Flights 14,832







5 year AAGR 3%

Largest airline CX


Fastest growing airline TG



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)


Hong Kong Airlines

LEAST PUNCTUALOrient Thai Airlines

HX93.6%

OX0.0%

Airbus A330

Boeing 777

Airbus A350

Airbus Industries A330Boeing 747

Boeing 787


Airbus A380

Airbus A318/319/320/321

BEST MONTHMay


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


14%

5%

BKK

HKG


Route profile

Carriers on route 5

Seats 3,607,917



Flights 14,543







5 year AAGR 0%

Largest airline KA


Fastest growing airline CA



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)


Hong Kong Airlines

LEAST PUNCTUALAir China

HX89.8%

CA33.1%

Airbus A330

Airbus A318/319/320/321

Boeing 737

Boeing 777

BEST MONTHOctober


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


HKG

PEK


LAX

HKG

JFK

SFO

LOS

Route profile

Carriers on route 2

Seats 2,328,652



Flights 14,390






2017 seat growth 7%

5 year AAGR 2%

Largest airline EI


Fastest growing airline EI



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)


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


100%

LHR

DUB


Route profile

Carriers on route 10

Seats 3,191,914



Flights 14,186







5 year AAGR 11%

Largest airline CI


Fastest growing airline PR



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)


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


6%

94%

TPE

KIX


LOS

FCO

MAN

DEL

DUB

Route profile

Carriers on route 4

Seats 3,651,659



Flights 13,888







5 year AAGR -1%

Largest airline BA


Fastest growing airline DL



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)


American Airlines


AA77.9%

BA72.5%

Boeing 777

Boeing 747

Boeing 767


Boeing 787

BEST MONTHNovember


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


41%

59%

JFK

LHR


Route profile

Carriers on route 9

Seats 2,339,539



Flights 13,576





OTP (all carriers) #N/A

2017 seat growth 7%

5 year AAGR 12%

Largest airline MU


Fastest growing airline MM



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)


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


PVG

KIX


Route profile

Carriers on route 9

Seats 2,794,139



Flights 13,517







5 year AAGR 2%

Largest airline OZ


Fastest growing airline TW



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


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


ICN

NRT


Route profile

Carriers on route 2

Seats 2,074,526



Flights 13,170






2017 seat growth 8%

5 year AAGR 3%

Largest airline KL


Fastest growing airline KL



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)


KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines


KL77.0%

BA72.2%

Airbus A318/319/320/321

Boeing 737

Embraer 170/195

Boeing 767Fokker 70

BEST MONTHNovember


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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


LHR

AMS


Route profile

Carriers on route 3

Seats 1,235,185



Flights 13,100







5 year AAGR 4%

Largest airline AC


Fastest growing airline AC



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



Carriers

2008-09

2010-11

2012-13

2014-15

2016-17

2009-10

2011-12

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18


60%43%

57%

ORD

YYZ


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