Tag: COVID-19
AAPA: International pax demand improving, air cargo falls slightly
Preliminary March 2022 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed improved growth in international passenger demand, as more Asian...
Cathay continues to suffer from COVID quarantines
Cathay Pacific released its traffic figures for March 2022 that continued to reflect the airline’s substantial capacity reductions in response to significantly reduced demand...
IATA: Pax recovery gathers speed as countries open up; air cargo...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 compared to January 2022, as Omicron-related impacts...
AAPA: COVID holds back ‘any meaningful recovery’
Preliminary February 2022 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed ongoing weakness in international air passenger markets, as the...
ACI APAC, travel retailers call on governments to do more to...
The airport and travel retailer member associations in Asia Pacific are urging governments and policymakers to enact a simpler, harmonised approach for travel health...
Hong Kong to cut some flight bans, ease quarantine rules
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Monday that the city would lift flight bans on nine countries starting in April and ease some...
SIA Group capacity dips slightly in February
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group’s passenger capacity (measured in available seat-kilometres) stood at 44 percent of pre-Covid-191 levels in February 2022, two percentage points...
Cathay’s February traffic remains in the doldrums
Cathay Pacific released its traffic figures for February 2022 that continued to reflect the airline’s substantial capacity reductions in response to significantly reduced demand...
Airports, airlines call for EU restrictions to be lifted
ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for all remaining COVID restrictions applying to intra-EU and Schengen area...
Singapore to spend S$500 million in aid to aviation
The Singaporean government has announced it will spend S$500 million (US$368 million) to help its aviation sector recover from the wounds inflicted during the...
