In Pictures: busiest Domestic airline route for February 2025

With close to 3.5 million seats, the route between Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) was the busiest domestic airline route in North America in 2024, while a domestic route in the Middle East offered more than 8.7 million seats. But which are the busiest domestic airline routes for February 2025?

The effect of the Leap Year on any comparison with February 2024 should be noted, as does the fact that the number of seats each day in February provides an adjusted direct comparison with the previous year. The Jeju (CJU) – Seoul (GMP) route saw a 14% drop in seats per day in February 2025 compared to the previous year. Let’s look more detail about the busiest airline route for February 2025.

[ Note: The rankings were based on the data from OAG, a global air traffic data provider. The data was available when the writer last checked the website on 15th February.]

10.Jakarta – Makassar

Route	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport(CGK)-Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport(UPG)
Seats Capacity	509,042

 

Distance	1,643 km
Approximate Flight Time	2 hrs 27 min

 

The Airline operated continuously from CKG – UPG.

Airline	Numbers of Daily Flights	Approximate Flight Time
Garuda Indonesia	4-6	2h 35m
Lion Air	8	2h  20m
Batik Air	8	2h 20m

Let us take a look at a few airlines offering one-stop flight connections on this route:

Airline	Stopover at	Approximate Flight time	Aircraft used
Batik Air	Juanda (SUB)	4 hour 35 minutes	Airbus A 320 sharklets
Lion Air	Sepinggan (BPN)	5 hours	Boeing 737-900 Passenger
Garuda Indonesia	Sepinggan BPN	5 hours 15 minutes	Boeing 737-800
Batik Air	Sepinggan (BPN)	6h 30m	Airbus A 320 sharklets

9.Beijing – Shanghai Hongqiao

Route	Beijing Capital International Airport(PEK)-Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport(SHA)
Seats Capacity	543,220

Distance	1,223 km
Approximate Flight Time	2 hrs 30 min

Airline	Number of Daily Flights	Approximate Flight Time
Air China	14	2h 35m
Hainan airlines	4-5	2h  20m
ChinaEastern Airlines	16	2h 20m

Let us take a look at a few airlines offering one-stop flight connections on this route:

Airline	Stopover at	Approximate Flight time	Aircraft used
Air China	Taiyuan (TYN)	6h 10m	Boeing 737-800 Passenger

8.Mumbai – Delhi

Route	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport(BOM)-Indira Gandhi International Airport(DEL)
Seats Capacity	543,220

 

Distance	1,148 km
Approximate Flight Time	2h 16m

Airline	Numbers Of Daily Flights	Approximate Flight Time
IndiGo	20	2h 15m
Starlight Airlines	3	2h  20m
Air India	27-28	2h 15m
Air India Express	1-2

Let us take a look at a few airlines offering one-stop flight connections on this route:

Airline	Stopover at	Approximate Flight time	Aircraft used
Air India	Dehradun DED	4h 20m	Airbus A320neo
Indi Go	Ahmedabad AMD	4h55m	Airbus A320neo
Spice jet	Mopa Airport GOX	5h10m	Boeing 737 Passenger
Straight line airline	Mopa Airport GOX	5h25m	Boeing 737 MAX 8 Passenger

7.Tokyo Haneda – Okinawa Naha

Route	Tokyo Haneda Airport(HND)- Okinawa Naha Airport(OKA)
Seats Capacity	543,220

Distance	1,554 km
Approximate Flight Time	2h 35m

Airline	Numbers of Daily Flight	Approximate Flight Time
Skymark Airlines	6
JAL	13
ANA	16-18	3h 05m

Let us take a look at a few airlines offering one-stop flight connections on this route:

Airline	Stopover at	Approximate Flight time	Aircraft used
ANA	Miyazaki Airport (KMI)	4h5m	Boeing 737 Passenger
JAL	Osaka (ITM)	4h35m	Boeing 767-300 Passenger
Skymark Airlines	Kobe (UKB)	5h30m	Boeing 737-800 Passenger

6. Jeddah – Riyadh

Route	King Abdulaziz International Airport(JED)- King Khaled International Airport(RUH)
Seats Capacity	664,809

Distance	851 km
Approximate Flight Time	1h 50m

Airline	Numbers Of Daily Flight	Approximate Flight Time
Saudia	22-25	1h 30m
Flyadeal	17-18	1h  20m
Flynas	17	1h 15m

Airline	Stopover at	Approximate Flight time	Aircraft used
Saudia Airlines	Jazan (GIZ)	5h	Airbus A320
Flynas Airline	Nejran Airport (EAM)	4h40m	Airbus A320neo
Saudia Airlines	Wadi Ad Dawasir (WAE)	5h 45m	Airbus A320

5.Melbourne – Sydney

 

Route	Melbourne Airport(MEL)- Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport(SYD)
Seats Capacity	669,459

Distance	705 km
Approximate Flight Time	1h 20m

Airline	Daily Flight	Approximate Flight Time
Jetstar	14-16	1h 30m
Qantas	15-34	1h  20m
Virgin Australia	13-32	1h 15m

 

Airline	Stopover at	Approximate Flight time	Aircraft used
Virgin Australia	Canberra (CBR)	3h 30m	Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2
Qantas	Canberra (CBR)	3h 35m	De Havilland (Bombardier) DHC-8-300 Dash 8 / 8Q
Rex Regional Express	Merimbula (MIM)	6h 10m	Saab 340

4.Fukuoka – Tokyo Haneda

Route	Fukuoka Airport(FUK)- Tokyo Haneda Airport(HND)
Seats Capacity	886,284

Distance	1,094.9 km
Approximate Flight Time	1h 55m

Airline	Daily Flight	Approximate Flight Time
Skymark Airlines	13	1h 50m
JAL	17	1h  40m
ANA	27	1h 45m

Airline	Stopover at	Approximate Flight time	Aircraft used
ANA	Komatsu Airport (KMQ)	4h25m	De Havilland (Bombardier) DHC-8 Dash 8
JAL	Tokushima (TKS)	3h35m	Embraer 170

3.Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City

 

Route	Noi Bai International Airport(HAN)- Tan Son Nhat International Airport(SGN)
Seats Capacity	926,353

Distance	1,165 km
Approximate Flight Time	2h 55m

 

Airline	Daily Flights	Approximate Flight Time
VietJet	21-27	2h 10m
Vietnam Airlines	23-25	2h 30m
Bamboo Airways	6-10	2h 10m
VECA	1	2h 15m

Airline	Stopover at	Approximate Flight time	Aircraft used
VECA	Da Nang (DAD)	3h25m	Airbus A321
Viet Jet Air	Pleiku Airport (PXU)	3h10m	Airbus A321
Vietnam Airlines	Da Nang (DAD)	6h00m	Airbus A321
Bamboo Airways	Cam Ranh Airport (CXR)	4h15m	Airbus A321

2.Sapporo New Chitose – Tokyo Haneda

Route	Sapporo New Chitose Airport(CTS)- Tokyo Haneda Airport(HND)
Seats Capacity	927,991

 

Distance	1,168 km
Approximate Flight Time	1h 42m

Airline	Daily Flight	Approximate Flight Time
Skymark Airlines	8	1h 50m
JAL	17	1h  50m
ANA	29	1h 43m

Airline	Stopover at	Approximate Flight time	Aircraft used
ANA	Hakodate (HKD)	2h15m	De Havilland (Bombardier) DHC-8 Dash 8
JAL	Aomori (AOJ)	3h25m	Embraer 170
Skymark Airlines	Kobe (UKB)	4h25m	Boeing 737-800 Passenger

1. Jeju International – Seoul Gimpo

 

Route	Jeju International Airport (CJU)- Gimpo International Airport(GMP)
Seats Capacity	927,991

 

Distance	425 km
Approximate Flight Time	1h 50m

Airline	Number of daily flights	Approximate Flight time
Jeju Air	16-18	1h 10m
Air Busan	8-10	1h 30m
Korean Air	21-22	1h 10m
Jin Air	6	1h 15m

Airline	Stopover at	Approximate Flight time	Aircraft used
Jin Air	Yeosu (RSU)	2h35m	Boeing 737-800 Passenger
Asiana Airlines	Gwangju (KWJ)	2h40m	Airbus A321
Korean Air	Gimhae International (PUS)	4h05m	Boeing 737-900 Passenger