Report reveals world’s most lucrative air routes

A British Airways-operated route from London Heathrow Airport to New York’s John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport has been revealed to be the most lucrative route in the world, generating revenues of over $1bn in the past year. The finding was published in a report by aviation market expert OAG, which ranked the top ten most lucrative air travel routes in the world between April 2017 and March 2018. The study revealed that the Heathrow-JFK route generates about $24,639 per hour. This, however, is only the second highest hourly grossing, as an Emirates flight from London Heathrow to Dubai International, which is ranked third in the report, brings in $25,308 per hour.