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Air route in India among busiest in the world
The number of people travelling between Asia and North America, and between Asia and Europe grew by nine per cent from 2010 to 2011, but the busiest routes are still domestic, according to The Economist.
Jeju, on the South Korean island of the same name, is not one of the country's 20 biggest cities. Yet the island's allure as a domestic tourist destination resulted in 9.9 million passengers flying between Seoul and Jeju (in either direction) in 2011, says Amadeus, a company that provides technology to the travel industry.
It measures the cities where passengers start and finish their journeys, so while the busiest actual flight corridor in America is New York-Chicago, it only counts as the third-busiest American route because many of the passengers are connecting to other destinations, according to The Economist.
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Mumbai-Delhi
Number of passengers (2011): 4.3 million
Region: Asia
Rank: 10
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Jeju-Seoul
Number of passengers (2011): 9.9 million
Region: Asia
Rank: 1
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Rio de Janeiro-Sao Paulo
Number of passengers (2011): 7.7 million
Rank: 2
Region: South America
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Osaka-Tokyo
Number of passengers (2011): 7.5 million
Rank: 3
Region: Asia
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Sapporo-Tokyo
Number of passengers (2011): 7.5 million
Rank: 4
Region: Asia
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Melbourne-Sydney
Number of passengers (2011): 7.1 million
Rank: 5
Region: Oceania
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Fukuoka-Tokyo
Number of passengers (2011): 6.8 million
Rank: 6
Region: Asia
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Beijing-Shanghai
Number of passengers (2011): 6.7 million
Rank: 7
Region: Asia
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Hong Kong-Taipei
Number of passengers (2011): 5.4 million
Rank: 8
Region: Asia
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Cape Town-Johannesburg
Number of passengers (2011): 4.4 million
Rank: 9
Region: Africa
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Naha-Tokyo
Number of passengers (2011): 4.1 million
Rank: 11
Region: Asia
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Brisbane-Sydney
Number of passengers (2011): 3.9 million
Rank: 12
Region: Oceania
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Shanghai-Shenzhen
Number of passengers (2011): 3.8 million
Rank: 13
Region: Asia
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Beijing-Chengdu
Number of passengers (2011): 3.5 million
Rank: 14
Region: Asia
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Air route in India among busiest in the world
Air route: Beijing-Guangzhou
Number of passengers (2011): 3.3 million
Rank: 15
Region: Asia