Hong Kong, Feb. 28 -- Asia-Pacific airlines posted a 126.1% rise in full-year international traffic in 2023 compared with 2022, the strongest year-on-year increase among airline regions worldwide, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported earlier this month. Read More The trajectory, IATA said, tees up airlines for a return to normal growth patterns in 2024. It is a view shared by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
The AAPA said the region's carriers recorded a 161.0% increase in international passengers carried last year, to 278.5 million air travellers. Passengers transported averaged 72% of pre-pandemic 2019 traffic, up 28% over 2022. The Asia-Pacific still lags all regions worldwide in reaching full reco...