
SOUTH EAST ASIA
AVIATION MARKET
LATEST INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS
DISCOVER THE BUSIEST AIRPORTS, AIRLINES AND FLIGHT ROUTES IN SOUTH EAST ASIA THIS MONTH | MARCH 2023
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).
TOTAL AIRLINE CAPACITY (DOMESTIC + INTERNATIONAL) IN SOUTH EAST ASIA - MARCH 2023
- Overall airline capacity in South East Asia this month is now 20% lower than March 2019 at 34.8 million seats.
- Capacity is moving steadily but slowly towards recovery with domestic seats just 13% behind 2019, whilst international seats are 31% below.
SEATS BY COUNTRY
TOTAL SEATS BY COUNTRY - MARCH 2023
- Across SE Asia this month, carriers have increased capacity on average by 2% compared to last month (when allowing for the difference in days between February and March).
- Malaysia and Cambodia are seeing strongest growth this month, with 5% and 8% more seats respectively.
- Most recovered is Vietnam, and whilst considerably ahead of its 2019 capacity, it has seen seats fall month-on-month in March.
TOP 10 FLIGHT ROUTES IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
TOP 10 DOMESTIC ROUTES - MARCH 2023
TOP 10 INTERNATIONAL ROUTES - MARCH 2023
- Internationally, 6 of the 10 routes start or end in Singapore, with a further 3 operating to or from Kuala Lumpur.
- The fastest-growing international route this month in SE Asia is Bangkok (BKK) to Phnom Penh (PNH) which has seen seat capacity increase by 15% this month compared to last month.
- Jakarta (CGK) - Kuala Lumpur (KUL) has also seen strong month-on-month growth with carriers adding 12% more seats this month when allowing for the variance in days between February and March.
TOP 10 BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
TOP 10 AIRPORTS BY TOTAL SEATS - MARCH 2023
TOP 10 FASTEST GROWING AIRPORTS BY INTERNATIONAL SEATS - MARCH 2023
- Singapore is adding most international seats this month with an increase of 3% on last month, equivalent to 87,000 more seats.
- Other airports adding most seats this month include Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok Don Mueang, Manila and Jakarta.
TOP 10 BUSIEST AIRLINES IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
TOP 10 AIRLINES BY SEATS - MARCH 2023
Top 10 Airlines in South East Asia by departing seats (one way).
TOP 10 AIRLINES BY SEATS ADDED - MARCH 2023
Top 10 Airlines by seats added month-on-month.
- Lion Air remains SE Asia's largest carrier by seat volume. The carrier is operating 83% of the seats it operated in March 2019.
- Three of the 10 largest carriers are now operating above 2019 levels; Vietnam Airlines, VietJet and Batik Air. Singapore Airlines is also close, with March 2023 capacity sitting at 98% of March 2019.
- Air Asia is adding the most seats this month, with 208,000 more seats than last month when adjusting for the difference in days between February and March.
- Citilink is also adding a reasonably high volume of seats this month, with 120,000 more than last month.
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