The Top Airline Routes by Revenue
What We’re Showing
The 10 airline routes with the highest revenues for the first half of 2023, based on data from OAG.
Domestic Routes Take the Lead
Domestic flights comprised six of the 10 largest revenue-generating flights, with Sydney to Melbourne ranking first at $1.21 billion.
In addition, flight revenues from Riyadh to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia surpassed those of major domestic American routes.
Top International Routes
New York to London, one of the busiest and most profitable routes globally, had 3.88 million scheduled airline seats for the full year of 2023.
The route generated $1.15 million in revenues in the first half of the year, representing a 37% increase compared to the same period in 2019.
Overall, the highest revenue increase in a route since 2019 was for flights from Dubai to Riyadh, with revenues surging 416%.
Dataset
Rank | Route (airport codes) | Route (city names) | Revenue (H1 2023) |
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1 | SYD-MEL | Sydney to Melbourne | $1.21B |
2 | JFK-LHR | New York (John F. Kennedy) to London (Heathrow) | $1.15B |
3 | RUH-JED | Riyadh to Jeddah | $1.03B |
4 | DXB-RUH | Dubai to Riyadh | $990M |
5 | LAX-JFK | Los Angeles to New York (John F. Kennedy) | $801M |
6 | SFO-EWR | San Francisco to Newark | $722M |
7 | EWR-LAX | Newark to Los Angeles | $682M |
8 | SIN-SYD | Singapore to Sydney | $650M |
9 | JFK-CDG | New York (John F. Kennedy) to Paris (Charles de Gaulle) | $647M |
10 | PER-MEL | Perth to Melbourne | $642M |