discover the BUSIEST AIRPORTS, AIRLINES AND FLIGHT ROUTES IN SOUTH EAST ASIA this month | NOVEMBER 2022

Find below flight data and analysis focused on the South East Asia aviation market, with data powered by OAG's Schedules Analyser. The data is updated monthly. Seats are calculated as departing seats (one-way).

• Overall capacity in South East Asia is 29% behind November 2019 at 31 million seats.
• Domestic capacity, boosted by a strong recovery in Indonesia and Vietnam's domestic markets, is just 19% below 2019.
• International capacity still has a long way to go, at 43% below 2019 levels.

• Indonesia continues to have the biggest air market in South East Asia, with 9.6 million seats in November 2022 and is sitting at 73% of 2019 capacity levels.
• Vietnam continues to be the most recovered country in South East Asia:
  • Capacity in November 2022 is -10% compared to 2019 (pre-Covid) and last month's (October 2022) capacity was +2% ahead of 2019 levels.
  • With 5.4m seats it is the second biggest air market in South East Asia.

• Vietnam's key trunk route between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City continues to be the busiest domestic route in the region and is the second busiest domestic route in the world with 927,991 seats.
• 8 out of 10 of the busiest domestic routes are from Vietnam or Indonesia with one route in the Philippines, Cebu to Manila
  and one in Thailand, Phuket to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi.
• Jakarta to Medan Huala Namu has had the biggest capacity increase compared to last month with 21% more seats.

• The Top 6 busiest international routes start or end in Singapore, reflecting the degree of recovery taking place there.
• The other four routes in the Top 10 are from Bangkok, Jakarta and Denpasar.
• Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur has had the biggest capacity increase compared to last month with 33% more seats.
• Bangkok to Manila is the most recovered route compared to November 2019 with capacity 6% higher than 2019 capacity levels.

• Jakarta continues to be the busiest airport in South East Asia this month, with 3m seats.
• Singapore is the second busiest airport with 2.5m seats and capacity has grown 10% in November 2022 compared to October 2022.
• Capacity for the Top 10 Airports has increased in November 2022 compared to last month by 3%.

• Singapore Changi Airport is the fastest-growing international airport this month adding 216,813 seats (10%).
• Kuala Lumpur International Airport is the second fastest-growing airport adding 159,029 seats (13%).
• Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport is the third fastest-growing international airport adding 156,712 seats (11%).

• Indonesia-based Lion Air continues to be the biggest carrier currently in the region with 3.5m seats in November 2022.
• Vietnam Airlines is the second biggest carrier with 2.4m seats and Vietjet is third with 1.8m seats.
• Vietnam Airlines and Batik Air are the only airlines in the Top 10 to have capacity above 2019 levels at 116% and 111%.
  
  

• Vietnam Airlines is the fastest-growing airline this month compared to last month adding 237,555 seats and is operating at 115% November 2019 levels.
• Malaysia Airlines has added 128,231 seats this month compared to last month which makes it the second fastest-growing airline and is at 78% of November 2019 capacity levels.