Bouncing Back: These Were China's 5 Busiest Domestic Air Routes By Seats In 2023

Simple Flying

By Giacomo Amati

Published Dec 29, 2023

China is the world's second-largest domestic market. But which routes were its busiest this year?

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According to OAG, the world's busiest route this year is Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Singapore Changi (SIN), with 4.9 million seats offered.
For the third consecutive year, Beijing (PEK) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) is China's busiest domestic route, with 8.3 million seats offered.
Besides Beijing (PEK)-Shenzhen (SZX) and Beijing (PEK)-Shanghai (SHA), the remaining three Chinese busiest domestic routes have all witnessed a return to 2019 levels in terms of seat capacity.