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Which are the Busiest International Airline Routes for February 2025

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

International Terminal of Fukuoka Airport
Photo: Muyo|Wikimedia Commons

 

Route

Fukuoka Airport(FUK)- Incheon International Airport(ICN)

Seats Offered 307,782
Asiana Airlines Airbus -A330 at ICN Airport
Photo: bye angel|Wikimedia Commons
Distance 349 miles
Approximate Flight Time 1hour and 20 minutes
Boeing 737 of Jeju Air at Fukuoka Airport
Photo: Anton Homma |Wikimedia Commons

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
Jin Air Boeing 777-200ER taking off from Seoul Incheon
Photo: Hyeonwoo Noh |Wikimedia Commons

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

Aerial View of Tokyo Airport
Photo: ブルーノ・プラス|Wikimedia Commons
Route  Narita International Airport(NRT)-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport(TPE)
Seats offered  310,445
Eva Airways Airbus A321-200 was taxiing back to the control tower at Tokyo Narita Airport.
Photo: Nanashinodensyaku|Wikimedia Commons
Distance 1354 miles
Approximate Flight Time 4hours and 5 minutes
Star Lux Airline Headquarter at TPE Airport
Photo: ABOVE THE SKY |Wikimedia Commons

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

 

Terminal E of Bangkok Airport
Photo: Grendelkhan|Wikimedia Commons
Route 

Suvarnabhumi Airport(BKK)-Hong Kong International Airport(HKG)

Seats offered  331,019
Boeing 747 of Thai Airways at HongkongInternational Airport
Photo:Peter Bakema|Wikimedia Commons
Distance 1048 miles
Approximate Flight Time 2 hours and 55 minutes
Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 at Hongkong International Airport
Photo: Aero Icarus |Wikimedia Commons

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
VietJet Air Aircraft A320 at the Hongkong Airport
Photo:UR-SDV|Wikimedia Commons

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

Fly Dubai, one of the airlines operators providing non-stop flight service at Dubai International Airport
Photo:Andy Mabbett |Wikimedia Commons
Route  Dubai International Airport(DXB)-King Khalid International Airport(RUH)
Seats offered  340,924
Emirates Airline providing non-stop flight services at Dubai International Airport in 2024
Photo: Andy Mabbett |Wikimedia Commons
Distance 542 miles
Approximate Flight Time 2 hours
Boeing 747-468 of Saudi Arabian Airlines at Dubai International airport
Photo: Konstantin von Wedelstaedt|Wikimedia Commons

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

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Terminal 3 seen from the apron.
Photo: Gunawan Kartapranata|Wikimedia Commons
Route  Soekarno–Hatta International Airport(CGK)-Singapore Changi Airport(SIN)
Seats offered  340,924
Control Tower 2 of Singapore Changi Airport
Photo: Mailer diablo |Wikimedia Commons
Distance 548 miles
Approximate Flight Time 1 hour and 45 minutes
Aero planes of Garuda Indonesia Airlines at Changi Airport
photo: Terence Ong |Wikimedia Commons

some of the airlines providing non-stop flight services in this routes are :

Airline Aircraft Approximate flight time
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
Malaysia Airlines one of the one stop flight operator Aircraft 737-800 at Changi International Airport
Photo: Nigos|Wikimedia Commons

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

Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport during Covid-19 pandemic.
Photo: Bonnielou2013|Wikimedia Commons

 

Route  Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN)- Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX)
Seats offered  378,363
Aerial view of Kansai Airport
Photo: Tdk|Wikimedia commons

 

Distance 548 miles
Approximate Flight Time 1 hours and 45 minutes
Airbus A330 of Korean Air which provides non-stop flight services to this route
Photo: BriYYZ|Wikimedia Commons

some of the Airlines operators providing non-stop flight services in this route are :

Airline Aircraft Approximate flight time
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
Control Tower of Kansai International Airport
photo: Terence Ong|Wikimedia Commons

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

Upper view of Narita International Airport
Photo: PSnyan | Wikimedia Commons

 

Route  Incheon International Airport(ICN)-Narita International Airport(NRT)
Seats offered  411,972
Terminal 1 Of Narita International Airport
Photo: Terence Ong |Wikimedia commons
Distance 780 miles
Approximate Flight Time 2 hours and 2o minutes
Air Seoul Airbus A321 at the Narita International Airport   

 Photo: Alan Wilsonort |Wikimedia Commons

 

some of the airlines that provides non-stop flight services at this routes are :

Airline Aircraft Approximate flight time
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 
Peach Aviation Airbus A320-214 at the Seoul Incheon International Airport [ICN].
Photo: byeangel|Wikimedia Commons

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

 

Main Terminal Building and Tower at KLIA
Photo: Craig |Wikimedia Commons
Route  Kuala Lumpur International Airport(KUL)-Singapore Changi Airport(SIN)
Seats offered  433,174
Batik Air Malaysia arriving at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
Photo: Md Shaifuzzaman Ayon |Wikimedia Commons
Distance 183miles
Approximate Flight Time 1 hours and 5 minutes
Jetstar Air Airways Aircraft at Terminal 1 of Changi Airport
Photo: Sengkang |Wikimedia Commons

some of the airlines operators which provides non-stop flights  on this routes are :

Airline Aircraft Approximate flight time
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 
Boeing 737 of Malaysia Airlines at Changi Airport
Photo: Aldo Bidini|Wikimedia Commons

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

Egypt Air Aircraft landing at Cairo Airport
Photo: Azizofegypt|Wikimedia Commons
Route Cairo International Airport (CAI) – King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)
Seats Offered 436,330
Air Cairo operates its A320 on this busiest flight route in Africa for 2025
Photo: MarcelX42 | Wikimedia Commons
Distance 755 miles
Approximate Flight Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Nesma, an Egyptian airline, also offers a flight between CAI and JED on an Airbus A320.
Photo: Fabrizio Berni | Wikimedia Commons

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
Flynas operates an Airbus A320neo on the CAI-JED route.
Photo: FlyNas | Wikimedia Commons

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

View Taken From Aircraft of Hongkong International airport
Photo: Andy Mitchell |Wikimedia Commons
Routes  Hong Kong -Taipei
Seat offered  563,148
AirbusA330-300 operated by China Airlines in 2025
Photo: 4300streetcar|Wikimedia Commons
Distance  500 miles
Approximate Flight Time 1hours 45 minutes
Hong Kong Airlines A350-941 at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Photo: 湯小沅|Wikimedia Commons

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
Eva Air A330-300 at Hong Kong airport
Photo: Jiaqian AirplaneFan|Wikimedia Commons

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.

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