Heathrow experiences worst year in history with passenger numbers at 1972 levels
London Heathrow (LHR) experienced the worst year in its history in 2021, the operator of Britain’s largest airport…
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Asia-Pacific 2021 passenger traffic remained ‘severely depressed’, AAPA says
Passenger traffic in Asia-Pacific revealed continued “decimation” in international air travel demand due to tight travel restrictions in response to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic,…
Hong Kong airport says 2021 passenger traffic remained ‘significantly low’
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) yearly passenger traffic numbers for 2021 remained “significantly low” due to stringent quarantine rules in Hong Kong, the airport…
IATA calls for end to travel restrictions after announcing 2021 pax, cargo data
Global airline association IATA has urged governments to ease travel restrictions for both vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers after detailing how…
Cathay Pacific anticipates further cash burn amid strict quarantine
Hong Kong’s flag-carrier Cathay Pacific anticipates further cash burn in 2022 as stringent aircrew quarantine rules continue to hamper the…
Supply chain issues hit air cargo demand in November 2021
Supply chain disruptions, including employees being in quarantine due to COVID-19, dampened the sterling performance of air cargo…
Heathrow hit by Omicron, says 2021 passengers less than 25% of pre-COVID levels
Over 600,000 passengers canceled travel plans from London Heathrow (LHR) in December due to the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, the…
Emirates expects surge in traveler numbers over New Year period
Emirates is gearing up for a busy New Year. The Dubai-based carrier announced it expects to see a…
Asia-Pacific international traffic remains ‘depressed’, says AAPA
The Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA) released October 2021 passenger traffic numbers, revealing that international air travel demand remained “significantly depressed”. In October 2021,…
Ryanair to expedite refund service behind pandemic censure
Ryanair has announced that it will be renewing its refund service following criticism about how the carrier steered…
How China’s airport plans will make it the world’s largest passenger market
The global pandemic may have brought air travel to a halt over the past 18 months, but China’s…
China’s National Holiday air traffic numbers lower than 2020
Figures released by the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) show that domestic passenger traffic during the National…
Wizz Air sees spike in passenger numbers, load factor in August 2021
A Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air noticed promising trends of passenger numbers growth in August 2021 ‒a peak…
O’Leary: Ryanair to serve 10.5 million passengers in August
Ryanair’s chief executive officer Michael O’Leary says the current trend of increasing bookings indicates that Ryanair is recovering,…
Wizz Air sees promising passenger numbers in July
Since the pandemic-related air travel restrictions were slightly eased in Europe, the middle of the summer season of…
Wizz Air records €118M loss despite surge in passenger numbers
Even though the Hungarian ultra-low-cost airline Wizz Air met a four-times increased demand for air travel in Q1…