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Singapore-Kuala Lumpur world's busiest air route

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An air-travel company says Singapore to Kuala Lumpur is the busiest international air route. There were over 30,500 flights between the two cities last year. That's one flight every 17 minutes. Asia has the top seven busiest air routes. New York to Toronto, and Dubai to Kuwait were the busiest routes outside of Asia.

The busiest route for passenger numbers was Hong Kong to Taipei. More than 6.5 million people flew this route. The world's busiest domestic air route was Seoul to Jeju. In 2017, 65,000 flights flew that route. That's almost one flight every seven-and-a-half minutes. The only long-haul flight in the top 20 was New York to London.

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An air-travel information company says Singapore to Kuala Lumpur is the busiest international air route. There were over 30,500 flights between the two cities in one year. That's 84 flights a day, or one every 17 minutes. National and budget airlines fly that route, which takes under an hour. Asia has the top seven busiest international air routes. New York LaGuardia to Toronto, and Dubai to Kuwait were the busiest routes outside of Asia.

The busiest route for passenger numbers was Hong Kong to Taipei. More than 6.5 million people flew this route. Singapore-Jakarta was second, with 4.7 million passengers. The world's busiest domestic air route was Seoul and the Korean island of Jeju. In 2017, 65,000 flights flew that route. That's almost 180 flights a day, or one every seven-and-a-half minutes. The only long-haul route in the top-20 list was New York JFK to London Heathrow.

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A new report by an air-travel information company says Singapore to Kuala Lumpur is the busiest international air route. In the year ending February 2018, 30,537 flights flew between the two cities. There were 84 flights every day - one flight every 17 minutes. The route is covered by national and budget airlines. The flight time between the two cities is under an hour. Asia has the top seven busiest international air routes. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and Osaka have the busiest traffic. New York LaGuardia to Toronto, and Dubai to Kuwait were the busiest routes outside of Asia.

The report had more statistics on how busy the skies were. The busiest route for passengers was Hong Kong to Taipei. More than 6.5 million people flew this route. Singapore-Jakarta was second, with 4.7 million; followed by Singapore-KL, with 4 million passengers. The world's busiest domestic air route was between Seoul and the Korean island of Jeju. In 2017, 65,000 flights flew that route, with almost 180 flights a day - one every seven-and-a-half minutes. The only long-haul route in the top-20 list was New York JFK to London Heathrow.

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A new report by the air-travel intelligence company OAG says Singapore to Kuala Lumpur is the world's busiest international air route. From March 2017 to the end of February 2018, exactly 30,537 flights flew between Singapore and KL. There was an average of 84 flights every day - that's one flight every 17 minutes or so. The route is covered by Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines and a host of budget airlines. The flight time between Singapore and KL is just under an hour. Asia has the top seven busiest international air routes, with Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and Osaka seeing the busiest traffic. New York LaGuardia to Toronto, and Dubai to Kuwait were the busiest non-Asian routes.

OAG provided more statistics on how busy the skies were in the year to February 2018. The busiest route if you count the number of passengers was Hong Kong to Taipei. More than 6.5 million passengers flew between these two cities. Singapore-Jakarta was second, with 4.7 million; followed by Singapore-KL, with just over 4 million passengers. OAG also reported on the busiest domestic routes. The world's busiest domestic air route is between Seoul and the South Korean island of Jeju. In 2017, 65,000 flights covered the route, with almost 180 flights per day - one every seven-and-a-half minutes. The only long-haul route in the top-20 list is New York JFK to London Heathrow, which has around 38 daily flights.

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