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Asia Pacific Dominates as Passenger Recovery Continues in November

Our Bureau - : Jan 10, 2023 - : 2:55 am

Asia-Pacific airlines registered a 373.9% rise in November traffic compared to November 2021, the strongest year-over-year rate among the regions. Capacity in the region rose 159.2% and the load factor was up 35.9 percentage points to 79.2%, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.

Globally, total traffic in November, measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs, rose 41.3% compared to November 2021. Traffic is now at 75.3% of November 2019 levels.

International traffic rose 85.2% versus November 2021, with the Asia-Pacific having the strongest year-over-year results and all regions showing improvement compared to the prior year. November 2022 international RPKs reached 73.7% of November 2019 levels.

Domestic traffic for November last year was up 3.4% compared to November 2021 with travel restrictions in China continuing to dampen the global result. Total domestic traffic in November last year was at 77.7% of the November 2019 level.

“Traffic results in November reinforce that consumers are thoroughly enjoying the freedom to travel,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General. “Unfortunately, the reactions to China’s reopening of international travel in January reminds us that many governments are still playing science politics when it comes to COVID-19 and travel. Epidemiologists, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and others have said that the reintroduction of testing for travelers from China can do little to contain a virus that is already present around the world. And China’s objections to these policy measures are compromised by their own pre-departure testing requirements for people traveling to China. Governments should focus on using available tools to manage COVID-19 effectively—including improved therapeutics and vaccinations—rather than repeating policies that have failed time and again over the last three years,”

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