Dublin to Heathrow was second busiest air route in Europe last year, new figures show

Dublin to London Heathrow was the second busiest international air route operated within Europe last year, according to figures compiled by aviation data consultancy OAG. The route had some 2.35m seats last year, placing it behind Rome Fiumicino to Madrid, with 2.41m seats. Flights between the two airports were operated by Aer Lingus and British Airways last year, although there was disruption to schedules due to strikes by Aer Lingus pilots last summer. The busiest domestic route in Europe was Barcelona to Palma with just under 2.9m seats while the busiest route from Europe to a destination outside the region was Heathrow to New York with just more than 4m seats (ranking it tenth in the overall global ranking). The busiest international airline route in 2024 was Hong Kong to Taipei in Taiwan, with 6.8m seats, OAG said. Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to Singapore Changi had topped the ranking in 2023 but slipped to fourth place last year with just under 5.4m seats.<br/>