The route between Barcelona and Madrid has retained top spot on the list of ‘world’s busiest routes’ with the highest number of flight operations (971 per week), closely followed by Sao Paulo Congonhas/Rio de Janeiro (894 per week), Jeju/Seoul Gimpo (858 per week) and Melbourne/Sydney (851 per week). These statistics have been compiled by OAG BACK Aviation Solutions, a division of flight information and data solutions company Official Airline Guide (OAG), by tracking frequency (volume of flights) on its renowned schedules database. 

Europe
Analysis of European routes shows that Amsterdam/London Heathrow is the busiest international route (ranked 8th overall in the region with 350 flight operations per week), with all others in the Top 10 being domestic routes.  Norway has 2 routes in the Top 10 (Bergen/Oslo and Trondheim Vaernes/Oslo.).  Paris Orly features twice for its routes to Toulouse and to Nice.

North America
Topping the North American region for having the most flights per week is the route between Honolulu and Kahului, with 639 flight operations per week.  The major trunk route of Las Vegas/Los Angeles is in second place with 553 per week, followed by San Diego/Los Angeles with 514 flights.  New York La Guardia appears twice for the Boston and Washington Ronald Reagan routes.

Asia
Korea takes top spot in the Asia Pacific region for its route between Jeju and Seoul Gimpo (858 flights per week), very closely followed by the Melbourne/Sydney route with 851.  Mumbai/Delhi takes 3rd place with 742 flights per week, and there are three routes to/from China in the Asia top 10.

Latin America
The route between Sao Paulo Congonhas and Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont has significantly more flights than any other route in Latin America, with almost 900 per week. All routes in the ‘top 10 busiest’ list for this region are domestic, with 3 each for Brazil and Mexico, 2 for Colombia, and 1 each for Ecuador and Belize.

Middle East
This region has the most international routes in its ‘Top 10 busiest’ list, with just 5 of them being domestic.  The route between Bahrain and Dubai is the busiest international sector with 184 flight operations per week, although this is ranked 4th overall in the region behind Jeddah/Riyadh in Saudi Arabia (324 flights); Mashad/Tehran Mehrabad in Iran (199 flights); and Dammam/Riyadh in Saudi Arabia (184 flights).

Africa
South Africa dominates the African list with 6 of the top 10 busiest routes in the region, reflecting the highly competitive market there. Leading the way is Cape Town/Johannesburg with 831 weekly flights followed by Durban/Johannesburg with 588.

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