Asia is one of the seven continents that make up the world and the largest in terms of both amount of land covered and population. The continent is home to many people from different ethnicities, backgrounds and religions. The continent was also the site of many well-known ancient civilizations including the Chinese and the Harappan.
The continent covers about thirty per cent of the total land area of the planet, provides sixty per cent of the workforce of the world and plays a significant role on the world stage. The continent has around fifty countries with forty-nine of them being members of the United Nations Organization.
Since it is a vast continent with many people constantly travelling to and fro from one destination to another within or outside the continent, last-minute flights are a common occurrence here. Along with this, countries have varied holidays and festivals which affect schedules and prices of flights which require travellers to remain aware of local traditions and culture.
The first airline in Asia was the Philippine Airlines established on 26th February, 1941 which continues to operate today under the same name making it the oldest airline in Asia to do so. Another Asian airline established during colonial rule in the country and continuing to date is Air India which was established as Tata Airlines in 1932.
Many Asian countries adopted air travel after decolonization leading to government-owned airlines and the growing popularity of air travel in Asia. Airlines such as Cong Pacific Airways of Hong Kong, El Al of Israel, Japan Airlines of Japan, Garuda Indonesia of Indonesia and Korean National Airlines of Korea came into existence during this time.
Currently, all countries of Asia are connected through an intricate network of airways and flights to each other as well as countries in different continents. Air Asia flights, part of the popular low-cost airline of Malaysia has risen to popularity recently for its successful implementation of the low-cost model of air service in the continent.
Asia, being a vast and important continent, has many well-known airports which receive flights. Tickets booking facilities, lounge facilities and baggage facilities are available at all of them making these extremely busy all year round. Some of the busiest airports of the continent are given below:
The largest airline in Asia is the China Southern Airlines of China which has served over one hundred and forty-two million passengers during the last year and provides flights to over two hundred destinations both in its own country and abroad.
The Tokyo – Haneda International Airport is one of the most important airports in Japan and serves over seventy-eight million passengers each year in the capital city of the country where it is located.
