IATA: Asia-Pacific airline traffic recovery to accelerate as rules ease

IATA: Asia-Pacific airline traffic recovery to accelerate as rules ease  

According to the statement, Malaysian students who have obtained an invitation letter or JW201 form and wish to return to China via a special flight can register by contacting the MAS Charter Team email at charter@malaysiaairlines.com. ― Picture by Hari Anggara

SYDNEY, Oct 11 — Passenger airline traffic in the Asia-Pacific region should recover to around 73 per cent of 2019 levels by year-end as travel restrictions relax, up from 53 per cent in August, the Asia-Pacific head of airline industry group IATA said today.

“There is no mistaking I think the momentum is very strong especially with all major markets in the Asia-Pacific now open except for China,” IATA Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific, Philip Goh told reporters on a webinar.

Asia’s aviation recovery has lagged other parts of the world in large part because of China’s ongoing border closures that have kept its international passenger numbers averaging only 2 per cent to 3 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, according to IATA data.

2022-10-12T04:09:28+00:00October 12th, 2022|