The number of international passengers carried by Asia-Pacific airlines totaled 16.7 million in 2021, representing just 4.4% of the volumes recorded in 2019 before the pandemic began.
Tight border restrictions imposed by governments in the Asia-Pacific region meant international passenger travel remained severely depressed last year, although cargo markets saw encouraging growth.
New fractures in the supposedly uniform nature of European Union COVID-19 regulations have again drawn the ire of Airports Council International—Europe (ACI-Europe).
The ULCC plans to add three routes to Salt Lake City International (SLC) in Utah, becoming the first airline to announce flights into the newly rebuilt airport since the first phase of a $4.5 billion overhaul was completed in 2020.
Management at Changi Airport have managed to facilitate travel through the airport thanks to comprehensive coronavirus-prevention measures, but now they are looking to find ways to reduce friction.
The ULCC will become the first new airline to enter the Salt Lake market since the first-phase completion of a $4.5 billion airport redevelopment project.
Long-haul LCC AirAsia X has been contracted by French logistics provider Geodis to fly scheduled cargo flights within the Asia-Pacific region, giving the debt-laden airline a much-needed income stream as its restructuring continues.
Traffic across the European airport network increased by more than a third in 2021 compared with the previous 12 months but remained 59% down on 2019 levels, a report published by ACI Europe has found.
Israel will join the network of the Philippines' flag-carrier in April as part of efforts to grow tourism and business links between the two countries.
