Highs & lows of global aviation in 2024: OAG

Busiest day, slowest day, busiest route, fastes growing airline & more
2024-12-20
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Highs & lows of global aviation in 2024: OAG

OAG has presented the key statistics of aviation industry in 2024 (Representational Image)

As the year 2024 enters its last stretch, aviation data analytic company OAG identifies key landmarks of the year, from the the busiest day for air travel in 2024 and busiest routes to fastest growing airline and the slowest day.
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After almost five years of uphill struggle, it is in 2024 that the global aviation industry has finally managed to shake off the profound impact that the Covid-19 pandemic had on the sector and global passenger numbers topped the 2019 highs to head towards another record of 5.3 billion air passengers this year.

Indeed, 2024 has been a year of several records and some dips, as well, says OAG in its year-ender.

Which was the busiest day for air capacity in 2024?

With 19.28 million seats, Friday, August 2 was the busiest in the year, surpassing 2023’s busiest day by over 692,000 seats. On this day, airline capacity was 18 pc higher than the average daily airline capacity in 2024, which was 16.1 million seats.

Which was the quietest day for air travel in 2024?

With 14.87 million seats, Thursday, November 28 was when lowest daily global airline capacity figure was recorded in 2024. It was the day when United States observed Thanksgiving Day.

Which airport has recovered most to pre-pandemic capacity?

 A combination of factors including increased connectivity, expansion plans for 2025, and growing travel demand from the expanding Colombian middle class puts El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá top of the class for capacity growth since 2019. Capacity at the airport has increased by 38 pc over the past five years.

As China’s pandemic recovery kicks up a gear, Shanghai Pudong (PVG) is the fastest growing airport year-on-year, with an increase of almost 10 million seats. The airport has a number of ongoing and completed expansion projects which have contributed to this impressive growth, which has been helped by China’s relaxation of visa requirements.

Which airport has added most routes in 2024?

Prague’s Václav Havel Airport (PRG) has added most routes this year, including easyJet flights to Nantes, Naples, Nice and Liverpool and Etihad’s flights to Abu Dhabi. In total, 43 routes have been added, taking the total of routes served by PRG from 133 to 176.

Which is the busiest route in the world in 2024?

In 2024 there were 10 routes with an average daily frequency of 100 flights or more, four or more flights per hour! These routes, listed below along with their average daily frequency in 2024, are among the busiest domestic routes in the world. Of this, Mumbai-Delhi route (BOM-DEL) was the only Indian route with 108 flights per day on this trunk route. Jeju-Seoul Gimpo in South Korea was busiest route with 199 flights a day or 8 flights per hour, a flight every seven-and-a-half minutes. Melbourne-Sydney with 138 flights and Jeddah-Riyadh with 117 flights were the second and third busiest routes.

  • CJU-GMP, 199
  • MEL-SYD, 138
  • JED-RUH, 117
  • HAN-SGN, 114
  • FUK-HND, 112
  • BOM-DEL, 108
  • CTS-HND, 108
  • CGH-SDU, 103
  • BOG-MDE, 101
  • CGK-UPG, 100

Which is the fastest growing airline of 2024?

Compared to 2023, the airline with most increased frequency in 2024 was HK Express, which has grown its number of flights by 46 pc from 23,940 to 35,015. The low cost carrier, which is part of the Cathay Pacific Group, has expanded its network and fleet this year.

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