Addendum
Asia leads world in budget carrier connectivity
October 1st 2017
Four out of five of the world’s top international low-cost megahubs are in Asia, the annual OAG Megahubs International Index reported last month. Read More » Kuala Lumpur, home of the AirAsia Group, topped the list followed by Jakarta (2), Singapore (3), Delhi (4) and Los Angeles (5) in OAG’s list of its 25 busiest interconnecting budget airline hubs.
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Thirteen more Asia Pacific airports were among the top 50 of the global list, including top ten members India and Thailand, and China’s Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Kuala Lumpur was the clear global leader for connectivity said OAG, but Singapore was snapping at its heels with 35,000 possible low-cost connections in a single day, followed closely by Jakarta.
Speaking about connecting flights in general, OAG executive vice president product management, Mark Clarkson, said: “the Asia-Pacific is continuing to grow as a key area for connecting flights and China is at the forefront of the surge.
“Singapore tops the list of Asia-Pacific airports, which is not a surprise since it is the main connecting destination to Australasia. But the emergence of countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia paint a promising picture for the region’s connectivity to the rest of the world.
“South Asia and Southeast Asia have led the success of LCCs by meeting international needs in the region, which is particularly important for less economically developed areas such as parts of India and smaller nations in the region.”
