The connection between Buenos Aires, Argentina, and São Paulo is the seventh most competitive in the world.
This is according to a study by international travel information consultancy OAG, which has just published its report on the world’s busiest routes in the past year, considering flights scheduled worldwide between October 2021 and September 2022.
To be included in this ranking, each route must have at least 50 flights per year for each airline serving the route.
The route from Ezeiza Airport to Guarulhos is served by eight airliners, with an impressive total of 2,537 annual flights and 670,629 seats booked.
Here is the list of the ten most popular routes for airlines:
1º: CAI-JED: 3,233,411 seats/13,114 flights/9 airlines.
Departure from: Cairo International Airport, Egypt
Arriving at: King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
2º: DAD-ICN: 352,985 seats/1,733 flights/9 airlines
Departure from: Da Nang International Airport, Vietnam
Arriving at: Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea.
3º: CAI-RUH: 1,910,643 seats/8,518 flights/8 airlines
Departure from: Cairo International Airport in Egypt
Arriving at: King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
4º: BKK-ICN: 1,021,356 seats/3,464 flights/8 airlines
Departure from: Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.
Arriving at: Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea.
5º: AYT-SVO: 994,202 seats/3,192 flights/8 airlines
Departing from: Antalya Airport, Turkey
Arriving at: Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia
6º: ICN-NRT: 694,219 seats/2,986 flights/8 airlines
Departing from: Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea.
Arriving at: Tokyo-Narita International Airport in Narita, Japan
7º: EZE-GRU: 670,629 seats/2,537 flights/8 airlines
Departing from: Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Ezeiza, Argentina.
Arriving at: São Paulo International Airport in Guarulhos, Brazil.
8º: CGK-KUL: 818,810 seats/4,401 flights/7 airlines
Departing from: Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Arriving at: Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
9º: BKK-DEL: 658,263 seats/2,695 flights/7 airlines
Departing from: Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.
Arrive at: Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India.
10th: HMB-KWI: 422,921 seats/2,461 flights/7 airlines
Departed from: Sohag International Airport, Egypt
Arriving at: Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya, Kuwait.
THE BUSIEST INTERNATIONAL ROUTES IN THE WORLD
The top-rated route from Cairo to Jidah – bringing pilgrims to Mecca – is also on another important list for the year: the busiest routes with the highest passenger traffic worldwide.
A total of 3,234,683 seats were booked during this period.
1º: CAI-JED: 3,234,683 seats
Departure from: Cairo International Airport in Egypt
Arriving at: King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
2º: DXB-RUH: 3,191,090 seats
Departing from: Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates.
Arriving at: King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3rd: JFK-LHR: 2,848,044 seats
Departing from: John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, U.S.
Arriving at: Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom
4º: DXB-LHR: 2,697,593 seats
Departing from: Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates
Arriving at: London Heathrow Airport in London, United Kingdom
5º: KUL-SIN: 2,443,176 seats
Departing from: Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
Arriving at: Changi Airport in Singapore
6º: DXB-JED: 2,425,930 seats
Departure from: Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates
Arriving at: King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
7º: MCO-SJU: 2,099,234 seats
Departing from: Orlando International Airport, USA
Arriving at: San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico
8º: BOM-DXB: 1,977,537 seats
Departure from: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, India.
Arriving at: Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates
9º: CAI-RUH: 1,913,991 seats
Departing from: Cairo International Airport, Egypt
Arriving at: King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
10th: DEL-DXB: 1,898,749 seats
Departing from: Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India.
Arriving at: Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates