According to aviation data and analytics provider Cirium, London, (with its six international airports), is the world’s busiest airline market. Many flights out of the city connect to markets across Europe, and London is a major market for overseas travel.
Between June 2022 and June 2023, airlines scheduled almost 97 million seats from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City, and Southend airports in London, whereas by comparison, New York’s three major airports offered 86 million seats during this period.
These are London’s top international routes, ranked by available seat kms (ASK). NB, OR Tambo International (JNB) is in position 15.
1.Dubai International Airport - 11,43 million ASK
2.John F Kennedy International Airport - 11,27 million
3.Singapore Changi Airport- 5,6 million - 9,01 million
4.Los Angeles International Airport - 8,21 million
5.Hamad International Airport - 6,12 million
6.San Francisco International Airport - 5,63 million
7.Indira Gandhi International Airport - 4,51 million
8.Chicago O'Hare International Airport -4,34 million
9.Toronto Pearson International Airport -4,18 million
10.Dallas Fort Worth International Airport -4,02 million
11.Miami International Airport - 3,86 million
12.Hong Kong International Airport - 3,86 million
13.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport - 3,70 million
14.Boston Logan International Airport - 3,70 million
15.OR Tambo International Airport - 3,54 million
16.Newark Liberty International Airport - 3,54 million
17.Suvarnabhumi Airport - 3,33 million
18.Orlando International Airport - 3,06 million
19.Dulles International Airport - 2,89 million
20.Ben Gurion Airport - 2,74 million
