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ARTICLE VIEW:
Which country flies the most? Where are people going? And in which
planes? 2024 aviation stats revealed
By Maureen O'Hare, CNN
Updated:
6:00 AM EDT, Sat August 9, 2025
Source: CNN
In our roundup of travel news this week: the secret tunnel city
underneath Rome, China’s “8D city” where trains pass through
walls, plus a new report reveals the world’s busiest flight routes,
biggest aviation markets and most popular planes.
The world’s plane-loving nations
Isn’t data just delicious?
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its
2024 report, and it’s filled with fascinating nuggets.
Here are a few to wow your avgeek friends.
The United States is the world’s biggest aviation market, with 876
million passengers per year in 2024, mostly flying domestic. That’s
four times more than India, which is the world’s most populous nation
and the fifth biggest aviation market.
China is hot on the States’ heels at No. 2, however, with 741 million
passengers in 2024 and a whopping 18.7% growth year-on-year, compared
to America’s modest 5.2%.
The United Kingdom is but a 94,000-square-mile island nation, but
it’s the world’s No.3 aviation market, with 261 million passengers
scooting above land and sea in 2024.
A lot of those Brits will have been heading to vacation hot spot Spain,
which is the No. 4 aviation market, with 241 million passengers last
year.
Busiest flight routes and most popular planes
Let’s continue with more tidbits from the IATA report.
Nine out of 10 of the world’s busiest flight routes are in the
Asia-Pacific region. However, the world’s No.1 is a South Korean
domestic flight: the 1 hour and 15 minute trip between the island
resort city of Jeju (CJU) and the capital, Seoul (GMP). More than 13
million passengers flew the route in 2024.
The busiest route in North America is an airport pairing as classic as
ketchup and hot dog. It’s JFK to LAX (or New York to Los Angeles, as
if you didn’t know), and 2.2 million passengers made the voyage last
year.
The most popular European route is the hour-long flight between Spanish
vacation hot spots Barcelona (BCN) and Palma de Mallorca (PMI), with 2
million passengers in 2024. Want a less busy flight? Take a look at our
guide to the parts of Spain that .
The busiest route in Latin America (with 3.8 million passengers) is the
one-hour flight between Bogotá (BOG), the Colombian capital, and
Medellín (MDE), Colombia’s second-largest city.
Africa’s most popular route, with 3.3 million passengers, is the
two-hour domestic South African flight between Cape Town (CPT) and
Johannesburg (JNB).
Finally, while the has had a calamitous history, the Boeing 737
(including all variants), remains the world’s most-used aircraft,
making 10 million flights in 2024.
The No. 2 and No. 3 planes are also narrowbody aircraft, made by
Boeing’s European rival Airbus. The A320 flew 7.9 million flights and
the A321 flew 3.4 million.
Destination inspiration
Enough about the journeys, let’s talk destinations. Here are three to
consider for your next big trip.
, in southeastern Turkey, was one of several towns and cities to be
intentionally flooded when the Birecik Dam was built in 2000. But
residents still live in the half-submerged town — while dark roses
grow in the mineral-rich lands.
, in southern Africa, is twice the size of Texas and boasts spectacular
natural wonders that few tourists have seen. After decades largely cut
off from the world, the country is opening up, infrastructure is
improving, and discovery awaits.
Chongqing, in a mountainous area of southwestern China, is attracting
younger travelers thanks to its mindbending, Instagram-friendly terrain
that’s so multilayered some are calling it the country’s “8D
city.” To see what we mean, passing right through a residential
building.
Secret tunnel city
A network of ancient caves and tunnels lies some 75 feet under the city
of Rome, hidden from the world for more than a century. Now this
subterranean labyrinth is being uncovered once more. Here’s .
One of a cave explorer’s most essential items is, of course, a
headlamp. Our partners at CNN Underscored a product reviews and
recommendations guide owned by CNN, have this guide to the for 2025.
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France is being forced to confront its toxic kitchen culture.
are calling for change.
Italy has given the go-ahead for a landmark Sicily bridge project.
It could be the world’s.
A flying phobia affects more than 25 million Americans.
Here’s how to .
It’s not too late for a summer getaway.
Check out America’s best .
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