In 2024, the world's busiest airspace was in Asia, with all routes seeing an increase in seat capacity. — Getty Images/AFP
A pivotal year that affirmed a return to “normalcy” after the Covid-19 pandemic had brought tourism to a serious halt, 2024 was above all marked by record-breaking passenger numbers on flights in Asia, where all routes saw their seat capacity increase.
Travel experts’ predictions for 2025 are a-plenty. Toulouse, France will be the on-trend city-break destination this year according to Lonely Planet; Tirana in Albania is already the top of Kayak’s most popular destinations for next summer; Sumba in Indonesia was named as the must-see Asian destination in 2025 by Time Out.
