THE Gulf carriers have recorded strong growth for first and business class passenger volumes between Europe and Asia-Pacific from 2014 to 2015, according to Amadeus IT Group’s travel intelligence team based on worldwide bookings made on the GDS.
For the 10 most popular routes between Europe and Asia-Pacific operated by Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways, Amadeus observed a staggering 67 per cent increase in first class passenger volume and a 47 per cent increase in business class traffic in 2015 from the previous year. The increase was seven per cent across all cabin classes for these routes.
In terms of passenger numbers, the top 10 most popular routes between Europe and Asia-Pacific are Frankfurt-Bangkok, London-Bangkok, London-Delhi, London-Mumbai, Paris-Tokyo, Paris-Seoul, Munich-Bangkok, London-Hong Kong, Amsterdam-Bangkok and Paris-Bangkok.
At the same time, passenger traffic for flights between Europe and Asia-Pacific going through Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports also increased by eight per cent.
