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Boeing celebrates nearly three decades with varied top international routes

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Boeing celebrates nearly three decades with varied top international routes
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Nearly three decades have passed since the Boeing 777 was first delivered to United Airlines in May 1995. This aircraft, registered as N777UA, continues to serve international routes, including flights to Cancun with a high-capacity configuration of 364 seats.

The Boeing 777's inaugural international commercial service took place on the Washington Dulles to London Heathrow route in June 1995. Although this route remains active with the Boeing 777-200ER and 300ER variants, it does not rank among the top ten most popular routes for the aircraft.

Analysis using OAG data reveals that all passenger versions of the Boeing 777 are scheduled to operate one in five international widebody flights in February across more than 750 airport pairs worldwide. The newer and higher-capacity Boeing 777-300ER is particularly popular due to its favorable economics, including lower seat-mile costs and increased freight capacity.

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The top ten routes operated by the Boeing 777 include a mix of European, North American, and Asian destinations. Notably, Emirates—despite having numerous services—only appears twice in this list. London Heathrow is featured four times among these routes.

Two East Asian markets stand out for their high-density traffic: Hong Kong to Taipei and Singapore to Jakarta. While both utilize the Boeing 777 significantly, they also employ various other aircraft types, resulting in a lower percentage of flights operated by the Triple Seven.

For instance, Hong Kong to Taipei sees over a thousand take-offs from seven carriers during February. The A321neo is currently favored for narrowbody flights on this route. Among widebodies, the A330-300 leads in popularity, followed by the non-ER version of the Boeing 777-300.

February's top international routes using the Boeing 777 include:

1. London Heathrow to New York JFK

2. Doha to London Heathrow

3. Taipei Taoyuan to San Francisco

4. Hong Kong to Taipei Taoyuan

5. Jeddah to Jakarta

Each route showcases varying degrees of reliance on different airlines operating either ER or LR versions of the aircraft.

Significant changes have been observed when comparing February 2025 with February 2024 data for these routes. Half of last year's top ten did not make it onto this year's list due partly to shifts like Asiana replacing its Seoul Incheon-Bangkok Suvarnabhumi service with an Airbus A380 instead of a Boeing 777-200ER.

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