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Kuala Lumpur Remains Most Connected Airport in Asia Pacific OAG Ranking Reveals

Key Findings

  • Asia Pacific home to 3 of Top 5 Global Megahubs - KUL 2nd, HND 3rd, and ICN 5th.
  • Kuala Lumpur #1 most connected for low-cost flights.
  • Connectivity growth in Asia spreads with 17/50 Global Megahubs in the region.
  • Tokyo Narita up 45 places to 15th ranked globally, from 60th in 2023.

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OAG, the leading data platform for the global travel industry, today released Megahubs 2024, the market’s definitive ranking of the Top 50 most internationally connected airports in the world.

OAG Megahubs analyses not only the total number of destinations served, but also the number of scheduled connections to and from international destinations, including rankings by global regions and for low-cost carriers.

Asia Pacific is home to 3 of the Top 5 Megahubs, Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Tokyo Haneda (HND), and Seoul Incheon (ICN), providing reassurance these markets are back and pursuing growth.

Connectivity growth in Asia is spread widely with an additional 4 Megahubs in South East Asia making the list (CGK, BKK, MNL and SIN), and 7 in North East Asia (NRT, PVG, HKG, FUK, CAN, TPE and PEK). Tokyo’s Narita Airport (NRT) makes a huge leap year on year, from 60th ranked in 2023 to 15th in 2024.

For low-cost connections Asia Pacific airports dominate, making up 64% of the Top 25 LCC Megahubs. Kuala Lumpur (KUL) ranks first, offering 14,583 possible low-cost connections across 137 destinations. AirAsia is the dominant carrier there with 35% share of total flights and 48% of all LCC capacity.

Manila (MNL) moves up into 2nd place on the Low-Cost Megahubs list this year, overtaking Incheon (ICN), with a high ratio of connectivity to 97 destinations.

“As Asia Pacific continues its rise in the global rankings, OAG Megahubs reflects the growing recovery of international air travel and strong demand for low-cost travel in the Asia Pacific region.” said Mayur Patel, Head of ASPAC at OAG.

For more insights and the full methodology, view the analysis here.

About OAG

OAG is the leading data platform for the global travel industry, powering the growth and innovation of the air travel ecosystem. It has the world’s largest network of flight information.

In July 2023, OAG acquired Infare, the leading provider of competitor air travel data. Together, OAG and Infare now form part of the most trusted data platform for aviation.

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