Why Jeju-Seoul Is The Busiest Flight Route In The World

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TLDRSurprisingly, the busiest flight route in the world isn't between major global cities, but between Seoul and Jeju Island in South Korea, with 670 flights weekly. This route offered 13.7 million seats in 2023, far surpassing other famous routes like New York to London. Despite Jeju's smaller population of 700,000 compared to Seoul's 10 million, its status as a premier domestic tourist destination explains its popularity. South Korea, lacking diverse vacation spots, sees Jeju as a convenient and affordable option due to its natural beauty, making it akin to the 'Hawaii of Korea.' Due to the island's isolated location, reliant purely on air travel, the flights are further bolstered by Seoul's huge surrounding population utilizing the Gimpo Airport, which doesn't offer train or ferry links to Jeju. Hence, the appeal and accessibility contribute to this extraordinary flight route's success.

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  • ✈️ Seoul to Jeju is the world's busiest flight route with 670 weekly flights.
  • 🏝️ Jeju Island is renowned for its natural beauty, likened to the 'Hawaii of Korea.'
  • 🌍 South Korea has limited domestic vacation options, enhancing Jeju's appeal.
  • 🚫 Jeju lacks rail or road links from the mainland, relying solely on air or sea travel.
  • 📈 The route features 13.7 million seats annually, significantly outpacing global routes.
  • 💼 Jeju is a major tourist destination despite its small population.
  • 🛫 Gimpo Airport in Seoul facilitates a high volume of flights to Jeju.
  • 🌳 Jeju offers attractions in all seasons, appealing for quick weekend trips.
  • 📏 The distance between Seoul and Jeju is about 450 km, making flights around an hour long.
  • 🌊 Jeju's isolated geography necessitates air travel from Seoul.

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    The busiest flight route in the world is surprisingly between Seoul and Jeju Island in South Korea, with 670 flights weekly, surpassing other major routes like Tokyo to Sapporo by 230 flights. In 2023, this route had 13.7 million seats available compared to only 3.8 million on the JFK to London route. This significant volume is largely due to Jeju being a major tourist destination for South Koreans, unlike other major routes connecting large economic cities. Despite Seoul being a major city, Jeju is a small island with about 700,000 people, yet the route remains extremely busy due to its popularity as a vacation spot.

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视频问答

  • What is the busiest flight route in the world?

    The busiest flight route in the world is between Seoul and Jeju Island in South Korea.

  • How many flights operate weekly between Seoul and Jeju?

    There are 670 flights operating weekly between Seoul and Jeju.

  • Why is Jeju Island such a popular destination?

    Jeju Island is a major tourist destination known for its natural beauty, volcanic landscapes, beaches, and forests. It is often referred to as the Hawaii of Korea.

  • How many seats are offered annually on the Seoul-Jeju flight route?

    In 2023, the Seoul-Jeju flight route offered approximately 13.7 million seats.

  • Why are there so many flights between Seoul and Jeju despite Jeju's smaller population?

    Jeju is a premier domestic tourist spot for South Koreans, drawing many visitors due to the lack of similar vacation spots within the country.

  • What makes Jeju Island more accessible than other tourist spots in South Korea?

    Jeju Island is easily accessible by air from major cities in South Korea, and offers cheap direct flights.

  • What factors drive the demand for flights from Seoul to Jeju?

    The demand is driven by Jeju's status as a convenient vacation spot, the lack of rail or road links to the mainland, and heavy reliance on air or sea travel.

  • What is the distance between Seoul and Jeju?

    The distance between Seoul and Jeju is about 450 kilometers (280 miles).

  • Why doesn't South Korea have many vacation spots like the US?

    South Korea is a smaller country, and unlike the US, it has fewer diverse vacation destinations.

  • What is the alternative way, apart from flights, to travel from Seoul to Jeju?

    The alternative to flight is sea travel because there are no road or rail connections from Seoul to Jeju.

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    when you think about what would be the
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    busiest flight route in the world you'd
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    probably think New York to London or
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    maybe Beijing to Shanghai in China but
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    surprisingly it isn't either one of them
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    but rather a much less well-known route
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    between soul and the island of jedu in
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    South Korea with an insane number of 670
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    flights a week this route beats the
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    second busiest route between Tokyo and
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    saporo by a significant margin of 230
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    flights in 2023 this route offered 13.7
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    million seats with about 33,000 flights
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    offering a flight every 8 minutes at
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    either
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    airport for comparison the famous route
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    between JFK New York and London Heathrow
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    offered about 3.8 million seats during
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    the same year which is not even close to
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    soul and jedu 13.7 million
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    seats this volume of flights is quite
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    unusual for a city pair such as soul and
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    jedu this is due to the fact that nearly
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    all of the busiest air routes whether in
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    the US or elsewhere in the world connect
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    the largest or most economically
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    significant cities in the country this
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    is simply because these are the cities
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    where a large number of people travel on
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    a daily basis either for business to
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    visit family or for certain events
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    Beijing to Shanghai Delhi to Mumbai and
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    Sydney to Melbourne are all among the
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    busiest flight routes in the world and
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    all of these cities rank among the
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    biggest cities in their respective
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    countries however when it comes to soul
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    and jedu in South Korea Soul stands out
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    as the biggest and most economically
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    significant City but the island of jedu
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    doesn't even come close in numbers Soul
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    has a population of 10 million while
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    jedu is a small island with a mere
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    700,000 people additionally there are
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    five cities in South Korea that are more
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    populated than jedu and are located at
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    distances suitable for air travel
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    however the jju route sees significantly
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    more flights than any of these cities
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    for example the second biggest city in
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    South Korea is Busan which has a metro
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    population of 4 million and is at a
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    distance of 325 km or about 200 mi from
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    Soul yet the flight route between soul
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    and Busan is four times smaller than
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    soul and juu so what exactly is on this
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    small island that's attracting so many
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    people well jedu is certainly not a big
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    city or an economic Hub but it is a
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    major tourist destination for South
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    Koreans which gets even more visitors
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    than
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    Havi you see South Korea is not a large
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    country and unlike the US it doesn't
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    have a lot of places for a vacation in
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    the US people from the East Coast
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    usually go to Florida or the Caribbean
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    people from the West Coast might go to
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    Cancun Hawaii or somewhere else in the
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    US itself but South Korea doesn't have a
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    lot of options and jedu turns out to be
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    the only vacation spot it essentially
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    has the status of a premier domestic
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    tourist destination in South Korea for
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    them it's a convenient domestic
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    destination that is Affordable compared
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    to international
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    travel the island itself is known for
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    its natural beauty which includes
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    volcanic Landscapes stunning beaches and
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    Lush forests people often refer to it as
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    the Hawaii of Korea due to its similar
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    characteristics but unlike Havi it is
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    close to every city in the country and
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    offers cheap direct
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    flights the farthest flight from jedu in
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    South Korea is soul the flight distance
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    between these two cities is only 450 km
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    or 280 Mi which usually takes about an
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    hour and for other cities this time is
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    even shorter the ability to escape the
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    fast-paced city life and arrive in
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    JuJu's Serene natural environment in
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    just over an hour or to take a Friday
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    evening flight to jedu and return on
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    Sunday night is what draws so many
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    people especially those with packed work
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    schedules to the island and that's why
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    the island is South Korea's go-to
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    vacation spot during public holidays
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    weekends and school
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    breaks what makes juu even more popular
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    is the fact that it has something to
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    offer in every season even in Winter it
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    gets ample tourists because of its
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    slightly milder weather than Mainland
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    South
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    Korea now being the top vacation spot in
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    South Korea jedu is not only the top Air
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    route for soul airport but for almost
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    all airports in the country the reason
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    Soul happens to have the highest number
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    of flights is because of the insanely
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    huge area the soul Gimpo Airport
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    serves soul in its surrounding
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    metropolitan area is home to nearly half
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    of South Korea's
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    population apart from Soul inin goyang
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    and other surrounding cities all use the
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    soul Gimpo Airport for domestic travel
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    that's because the second International
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    Airport in the area doesn't have flights
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    to jedu this makes the soul Gimpo
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    Airport the only airport with flights to
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    jedu for a massive population
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    this huge number plays a significant
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    role in the high traffic on the soul
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    jedu Air route with more than 25 million
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    people living in or around the capital
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    the sheer volume of potential Travelers
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    drives demand for flights the air
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    route's popularity is further aided by
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    the fact that jedu is an island making
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    Road or train accessibility off the
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    cards unlike cities on the Korean
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    Peninsula that are connected by South
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    Korea's efficient rail networks
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    including the high-speed KTX trains jedu
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    has no rail or Road links to the
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    mainland the only way to reach jedu from
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    Soul is by air or by sea but because
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    soul is much farther than the southern
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    cities there are no fairies from Soul
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    this lack of alternative options forces
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    travelers to rely on air travel when
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    visiting the island this explains the
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    significant difference in passenger
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    volume between the soul jedu Air route
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    and other South Korean Air routes from
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    Soul as of now the island is still a
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    booming tourist destination and have
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    both the unique appeal and
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    infrastructure in place to support the
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    busy soul to jedu flight route South
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    Koreans still have a special connection
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    with jedu and it seems as long as they
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    have this connection this route will
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