Hanoi-HCM City named as world’s fourth busiest domestic air route
VOV.VN -The Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City air route has ranked in 4th place out of the top 10 busiest domestic flight routes in the world, according to data from OAG, the world's leading provider of digital flight information, intelligence, and analytics for airports, airlines, and travel tech companies.
OAG revealed that the route had sold 10.63 million seats throughout the year, down 2% compared to the previous year. Since 2017, the Vietnamese representative has consistently featured among the 10 busiest routes globally.
According to statistics compiled by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), the air route, considered as a “golden route” of the aviation industry, transported over nine million passengers last year, accounting for 22% of total domestic air traffic.
CAAV shares that on average, one out of every five domestic passengers had travelled on the route connecting the two biggest cities in the country.
Currently, five domestic carriers, including Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Bamboo Airways, Pacific Airlines, and Vietravel Airlines, operate daily flights between the two major hubs of the country.
The Jeju–Seoul Gimpo air route of the Republic of Korea (RoK) rose to the top spot with 14.18 million seats, followed by Sapporo–Tokyo Haneda of Japan with 11.9 million seats, Fukuoka–Tokyo Haneda of Japan with 11.3 million seats, and Melbourne–Sydney of Australia with 9.2 million seats.
With regard to international routes, the Hong Kong-Taipei route climbed from third place last year to first place this year with 6.7 million seats, up 45% from last year.
Second and third places went to Cairo–Jeddah with 5.46 million seats and Seoul Incheon–Tokyo Narita with 5.4 million seats, respectively.
