Tag: pandemic
IATA estimates airline losses will hit US$9.7 billion as travellers take...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an upgrade to its outlook for the airline industry’s 2022 financial performance as the pace of recovery...
Cathay Pacific remains nearly grounded compared to pre-pandemic levels
Cathay Pacific released its traffic figures for April 2022. As the recent adjustments to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government’s travel restrictions and...
UPDATED: Hong Kong to allow foreigners to fly into city
(Updates with comments from International Air Transport Association)Hong Kong’s government has announced it will allow foreigners to fly into the city starting in May,...
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...
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...
Cathay Pacific loss narrows, but tough times ahead
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways aid on Wednesday that it posted an annual loss of HK$5.5 billion (US$703.45 million), narrowing from the prior year's...
IATA: Air passenger numbers to recover in 2024
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects overall traveller numbers to reach 4 billion in 2024 (counting multi-sector connecting trips as one passenger), exceeding...
AAPA: Passenger traffic volumes remained depressed; cargo demand resilient
Preliminary January 2022 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed international passenger demand remained markedly depressed compared to pre-pandemic levels,...
IATA says time to end pre-flight COVID tests for US-bound passengers
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), in partnership with Airlines for America (A4A) and 28 US and international aviation and travel and tourism stakeholder...
IATA lauds ICAO move on digital health passes
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said recently it welcomed the creation by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) of a global directory of...