Global aviation focal point: Bangkok, Singapore and the role of the Star Alliance

Southeast Asia is steadily becoming the focal point of global aviation. When headed for Southeast Asia, most travellers fly to/from or via one of two cities: Bangkok or Singapore. And they are most likely to do so on a Star Alliance member carrier. Recently CAPA reviewed the world's top routes and found that the rankings confirmed the rise of Asia as the largest, and fastest growing, aviation market. Using CAPA's Route Analyser Tool, we will now consider the most travelled routes between different regions and how traffic flows are concentrated - or not - on these sectors. First the seats available between Europe and Southeast Asia is reviewed.