Tag: COVID
Avolon says Asia will lead recovery in 2023
The aviation sector is set to thrive in 2023 with global traffic to reach pre-pandemic levels by June, according to a paper published by...
AAPA: Continued robust growth in passenger travel but weakness in cargo...
Preliminary November 2022 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed robust growth in international passenger markets, buoyed by ongoing...
IATA: Passenger traffic recovers in November but air cargo demand softens...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the air travel recovery continued through November 2022. Total traffic in November 2022 (measured in revenue...
Cathay plans to double flights to China as COVID restrictions are...
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said the government’s latest measures to facilitate quarantine-free travel between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland will result in...
IATA calls out countries for requiring COVID tests before flights depart...
The director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said moves by countries like the US, Italy and some European countries to require...
UPDATED: China looks to reopen, dropping quarantines for incoming travellers
(Updates with comments from Dr Xie Xingquan, IATA’s Regional Vice President for North Asia.)China has announced that overseas travellers arriving in the country will...
ICAO and WHO heighten public health emergency partnership
A new agreement between ICAO and the World Health Organisation (WHO) will support the use of evidence-informed and risk-based approaches to international travel, both...
Cathay says November traffic shows ‘encouraging signs of recovery’ for airline...
Cathay Pacific released its traffic figures for November 2022, which continued to reflect encouraging signs of recovery for the airline and the Hong Kong...
Cathay says new COVID rules will boost traffic
Cathay Pacific said it welcomed the Hong Kong SAR government’s latest measures to facilitate travel to Hong Kong, especially the decision to remove the...
IATA: Airlines cut losses in 2022; return to profit seen in...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it expects a return to profitability for the global airline industry in 2023 as airlines continue to...