With more than 6.7 million seats offered in 2024, the route between Hong Kong and Taipei was the busiest route in Asia Pacific in 2024. Airports like Dubai and Hatsfield Jackson Atlanta feature in the list of the busiest airports in the world. But does the route we touched upon, and the airports we discussed make it to the list of the busiest international airline route for February 2025? Let’s find out.
[ 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 20th February.]
1o. Fukuoka – Seoul Incheon

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Route |
Fukuoka Airport(FUK)- Incheon International Airport(ICN) |
Seats Offered | 307,782 |

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Distance | 349 miles |
Approximate Flight Time | 1hour and 20 minutes |

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Airline operators providing non -stop flights from FUK- ICN routes are as follows :
Airline | Aircraft | Approximate flight time |
Asiana Airlines | Airbus A330-300 | 1hour and 20 minutes |
Jeju Air | Boeing 737MAX | 1hour and 30 minutes |
Korean Air | A321neo | 1hour and 30 minutes |
Jin Air | Boeing 777-200 / 200ER | 1hour and 30 minutes |

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Some of the airlines providing one -stop flight with Codeshare or different airlines at FUK-ICN routes are :
Airlines | Stop over at | Aircraft Type |
Japan Airlines (JAL)-All Nippon Airways (ANA) | Miyazaki Airport (KMI) | A321neo |
Japan Airlines (JAL)-Hawaiian Airlines (HA) | Gimhae International (PUS) | Boeing 737 |
9. Tokyo Narita – Taipei

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Route | Narita International Airport(NRT)-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport(TPE) |
Seats offered | 310,445 |

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Distance | 1354 miles |
Approximate Flight Time | 4hours and 5 minutes |

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some of the Airlines providing Non-stop Flight services on this routes are :
Airline | Aircraft | Approximate flight time |
EVA Air | Boeing 787-10 | 3hours and 40minutes |
Star lux Airlines | Airbus A350-900 | 3hours and 40minutes |
China Airlines | Airbus A330-300 | 3hours and 45 minutes |
Thai Lion Air | Boeing 737 | 4hours and 5 minutes |
some of the one-stop flight of same airlines providing services at this routes are given below :
Airlines | Stop over at | Aircraft Type |
Air Busan (BX) | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Airbus A321 |
Asiana Airlines (OZ) | Incheon International Airport(ICN) | Airbus A330-300 |
Jin Air (LJ) | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Boeing 737 |
Air China (CA) | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) | Airbus A330-300 |
8. Bangkok – Hong Kong

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Route |
Suvarnabhumi Airport(BKK)-Hong Kong International Airport(HKG) |
Seats offered | 331,019 |

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Distance | 1048 miles |
Approximate Flight Time | 2 hours and 55 minutes |

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some of the Airline operators that are providing non-stop flight on this routes are :
Airline | Aircraft | Approximate flight time |
Thai Airways International (TG) | Airbus A330-300 | 2hours and 45 minutes |
Asia Atlantic Airlines (HB) | Boeing 737-300 | 2hours and 45 minutes |
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) | Boeing 787-9 | 2 hours and 50 minutes |
Cathay Pacific (CX) | Airbus A350-900 | 2hours and 55 minutes |

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Airlines operating on this route which provides one-stop flight services are :
Airlines | Stop over at | Aircraft Type |
VietJet Air(VJ) | Tansonnhat International Airport(SGN) | Airbus A321 |
Bangkok Airways (PG)
|
Samui Airport(USM) | Airbus A319 |
Cambodia Angkor Air
|
Phnom Penh International Airport(PNH) | Airbus A320 |
China Eastern Airlines |
Kunming Airport(KMG) |
Boeing 737-500 |
7.Dubai – Riyadh

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Route | Dubai International Airport(DXB)-King Khalid International Airport(RUH) |
Seats offered | 340,924 |

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Distance | 542 miles |
Approximate Flight Time | 2 hours |

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some of the Airlines operators Facilitating Non-stop flights are :
Airline | Aircraft | Approximate flight time |
---|---|---|
Fly a Deal (F3) | Airbus A320 | 2hours |
Emirates(EK) | Boeing 777-300ER | 2 hours and 5 minutes |
flydubai(FZ) | Boeing 737MAX | 2 hours and 5 minutes |
Saudia(SV) | Airbus A320 | 2 hours and 5 minutes |
Airlines operators which provides one stop flights in this route are :
Airlines | Stop over at | Aircraft Type |
Gulf Air (GF) | Bahrain International (BAH) | |
Qatar Airways (QR) | Hamad International Airport (DOH) | |
Kuwait Airways (KU) | Kuwait International Airport(KWI) |
6.Jakarta-singapore Changi

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Route | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport(CGK)-Singapore Changi Airport(SIN) |
Seats offered | 340,924 |

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Distance | 548 miles |
Approximate Flight Time | 1 hour and 45 minutes |

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some of the airlines providing non-stop flight services in this routes are :
Airline | Aircraft | Approximate flight time |
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Garuda Indonesia | Boeing 737-800 | 1 hours and 45 minutes |
Batik Air | Airbus A320 (sharklets) | 1 hours and 45 minutes |
Singapore Airlines | Boeing 777-300ER | 1 hours and 50 minutes |
Jet Star Asia | Airbus A320 | 2 Hours |

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some of the airlines providing one-stop Flights are as follows :
Airlines | Stop over at | Aircraft Type |
Air Asia (AK) | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Airbus A320 |
Malaysia Airlines
|
Kuala Lumpur International Airport(KUL) | Boeing 737-800 |
Batik Air Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur International Airport ( KUL) | Boeing 737-800 |
5.Seoul Incheon – Osaka Kansai

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Route | Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN)- Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) |
Seats offered | 378,363 |

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Distance | 548 miles |
Approximate Flight Time | 1 hours and 45 minutes |

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some of the Airlines operators providing non-stop flight services in this route are :
Airline | Aircraft | Approximate flight time |
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Asiana Airlines | Airbus A321 | 1 hours and 40 minutes |
Korean Air | Boeing 787-9 | 1 hours and 45 minutes |
Air Seoul | Boeing 787-9 | 1 hours and 50 minutes |
JeJu Air | Boeing 737-800 | 1 hours and50 minutes |

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In the route of ICN-KIX some airline operates one-stop flight services code sharing with different airlines , some of them are :
Airlines | Stop over at | Aircraft Type |
Korean Air | Gimhae International(PUS) | Boeing 737-800 |
Japan Airlines | New Tokyo International(NRT) | Boeing 737-800 (winglets) |
4. Seoul Incheon – Tokyo Narita

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Route | Incheon International Airport(ICN)-Narita International Airport(NRT) |
Seats offered | 411,972 |

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Distance | 780 miles |
Approximate Flight Time | 2 hours and 2o minutes |

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some of the airlines that provides non-stop flight services at this routes are :
Airline | Aircraft | Approximate flight time |
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Asiana Airlines | 2 hours and 20 minutes | |
Air Seoul | 2 hours and 20minutes | |
Air Japan | 2 hours and 20minutes | |
Eastar Jet | 2 hours and 25 minutes |

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some of the airlines that provides one -stop flight at this routes are :
Airlines | Stop over at | Aircraft Type |
Peach aviation | Osaka Kansai International Airport | Airbus A320 |
3. Kuala Lumpur – Singapore Changi

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Route | Kuala Lumpur International Airport(KUL)-Singapore Changi Airport(SIN) |
Seats offered | 433,174 |

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Distance | 183miles |
Approximate Flight Time | 1 hours and 5 minutes |

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some of the airlines operators which provides non-stop flights on this routes are :
Airline | Aircraft | Approximate flight time |
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Batik Air Malaysia | Boeing 737-800 | 1 hours |
Jetstar Asia | Airbus A320 | 1 hour and 5 minutes |
Air Asia | A321neo | 1 hour and 10 minutes |
Malaysia Airlines | Boeing 737-800 (winglets) | 1 hour and 10 minutes |

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some of the airlines operator which provides one stop flights services with code share on this route are given below :
Airlines | Stop over at | Aircraft Type |
Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines | Sultan Ahmad Shah International Airport(KUA) | Boeing 737MAX |
Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport(PKU) | Boeing 737-800 (winglets) |
2. Cairo – Jeddah

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Route | Cairo International Airport (CAI) – King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) |
Seats Offered | 436,330 |

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Distance | 755 miles |
Approximate Flight Time | 2 hours 10 minutes |

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A few other airlines operating non-stop flights on the CAI-JED route include:
Airline | Aircraft | Approximate flight time |
EgyptAir (MS) | Airbus A330-300 and Boeing 737-800 | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Nile Air (NP) | Airbus A320-100 | 2 hour 15 minutes |
Air Arabia Egypt (E5) | Airbus A320-100 | 2 hour 10 minutes |
Flyadeal (F3) | Airbus A320-100/200 | 2 hours 25 minutes |

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Airlines providing one-stop flight connection on the CAI-JED route include:
Airline | Stopover at | Total distance | Total flight time |
Royal Jordanian (RJ) | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | 1018 miles | 5h 10m |
Middle East Airlines (ME) | Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY) | 1223 miles | 7h 00m |
Saudia (SV) | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) | 844 miles | 5h 55m |
EgyptAir (MS) | Luxor International Airport (LXR) | 815 miles | 7h 40m |
1.Hong Kong – Taipei

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Routes | Hong Kong -Taipei |
Seat offered | 563,148 |

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Distance | 500 miles |
Approximate Flight Time | 1hours 45 minutes |

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Some other airlines proving non-stop flight services on the Hong Kong – Taipei route are:
Airline | Aircraft | Approximate Flight Time |
Eva Air (BR) | Boeing 787-10 | 1hours 45 Minutes |
Cathay Pacific(CPA) | Boeing 777-300 | 1 hours 55 Minutes |
Hong Kong Airlines(HX) | Airbus A330-300 | 1 hours 55 Minutes |

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Some airlines providing one-stop flight connections on this route are:
Airlines | Stopover at | Total Distance | Total Flight time |
Eva Air (BR) | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | 964 km | 5h 45m |
Besides, Xiamen airlines is also set to provide one stop services on this route [as per data from Flight Routes] from 2025-03-31.