Mumbai-Delhi is world’s 7th busiest domestic route

Mumbai: At number seven, the Mumbai-Delhi air corridor is among the world’s 10 busiest domestic routes, according to the 2006 findings by UK-based Official Airline Guide (OAG), a travel and transport information company. The survey was based on the number of flights operating per week.
OAG collates data from more than 1,000 airlines daily, and tracks around 28 million departures a year.
The route between Barcelona and Madrid has topped the list, edging up from second place this time last year. It has displaced the Brazilian route between Sao Paulo Congonhas and Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont.
The Asian region dominates with six in the top 10. Interestingly, China—which is another booming aviation market—does not figure in this bracket. The resaon: a much more even spread of flights between cities vis-a-vis India, where capacity is concentrated between Mumbai and Delhi.
The entry of Mumbai-Delhi ousts Los Angeles-San Diego, which was ranked 10th last year.
07/11/06 Lekha Agarwal/Mumbai Newsline

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