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International travel drives May air traffic recovery

July 8, 2022681 Views

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for May 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel accelerated heading into the busy Northern Hemisphere summer travel season. Total traffic in May 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was up 83.1% compared to May 2021, largely driven by the strong recovery in international traffic. Global traffic is now at 68.7% of pre-crisis levels.Domestic traffic for May 2022 was up 0.2% compared to the year-ago period. Significant improvements in many markets were masked by a 73.2% year-on-year decline in the Chinese domestic market due to COVID-19 related restrictions. May 2022 domestic traffic was 76.7% of May 2019.International traffic rose 325.8% versus May 2021. The easing of travel restrictions i...

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Guidance to remove mask mandate a step towards normality

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May 11, 2022713 Views

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed new guidance from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) removing its recommendation that masks should be required in-flight. EASA’s updated Aviation Health Safety Protocol, published 11 May, calls for the mandatory mask rule to be relaxed where rules have been relaxed for other transport modes. This important shift reflects the high levels of vaccination, natural immunity levels, and the removal of domestic restrictions in many European nations. The updated guidance also acknowledges the need to move from an emergency situation to a more sustainable mode of managing COVID-19. "From next week, face masks will no longer need to be mandatory in air travel in all cases, broadly aligning with the changing requirements o...

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Airline body IATA sees industry recovery now in 2023

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May 10, 20221179 Views

The head of the world’s biggest airline trade body said on Monday passenger traffic was recovering faster than expected and that, on average, the industry could now see those figures return to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, a year earlier than expected. The easing of COVID-19 related restrictions around the world has released demand pent up over the last two years when governments shut their borders, leading to a jump in flights. International Air Transport Association (IATA) Director General Willie Walsh told Reuters the near-term outlook remained positive even as the aviation industry faces new headwinds such as high oil prices, inflation and workforce shortages. “We’re seeing very strong bookings. Certainly all the airline CEOs that I’m talking to are seeing not just good de...

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US will no longer enforce mask mandate on airplanes, trains

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April 19, 2022363 Views

The Biden administration will no longer enforce a U.S. mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled that the 14-month-old directive was unlawful, overturning a key White House effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Soon after the announcement, all major carriers including American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, as well as national train line Amtrak relaxed the restrictions effective immediately. Last week, U.S. health officials had extended the mandate to May 3 requiring travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains, and in taxis, ride-share vehicles or transit hubs, saying they needed time to assess the impact of a recent rise in COVID-19 cases caused by the airborne coronavirus. Masked and unmasked travelers line up at...

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Acquisition by Tata takes Air India among top 10 airlines on social media mentions

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February 18, 20221263 Views

GlobalData : H2 2021 Global airline companies are dodged by the COVID-19 travel restrictions while new variants are playing a key role in hindering the recovery of the companies, despite the re-opening of international borders. Against this backdrop, American Airlines, Inc. (American Airlines) has emerged as the most mentioned airline company among the top 10 airline companies based on social media conversations of Twitter influencers and Redditors in H2 2021, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Top 10 Airlines: Social Media Share of Voice H2 2021’, which analyzed the social media conversations around the leading airlines, reveals that the remaining top nine positions were occupied by Delta Airlines, Inc (Delta), Southwest Airline...

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Airlines disrupted worldwide by U.S. 5G ‘nightmare’

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January 19, 2022694 Views

Global airlines cancelled or rejigged dozens of flights as the on-off rollout of 5G mobile in the United States triggered what one airline pilot called a "nightmare" of scheduling for carriers grappling with fast-changing airplane restrictions. A decision by two U.S. wireless carriers to delay switching on the powerful new telecom masts near key airports, following protests from airlines about possible interference, came too late to avoid a ripple of cancellations on Wednesday. Airlines across Asia and several in the Middle East and Europe said they were cancelling some flights or switching models, with much of the initial disruption hitting the Boeing 777, for decades a workhorse of long-distance air travel. FILE PHOTO: Emirates Airline Boeing 777-300ER planes are seen at Dubai ...

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Cathay Pacific still far-far away from pre-pandemic traffic levels

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December 14, 2021613 Views

Cathay Pacific carried a total of 70,047 passengers last month, an increase of 85.2% compared to November 2020, but a 97.3% decrease compared to the pre-pandemic level in November 2019. Hong Kong based airlines has released its traffic figures for November 2021 that continued to reflect the airline’s substantial capacity reductions in response to significantly reduced demand as well as travel restrictions and quarantine requirements in place in Hong Kong and other markets amid the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. The month’s revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) rose 87.1% year-on-year, but were down 96% versus November 2019. Passenger load factor increased by 8.2 percentage points to 26.8%, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased by 29.5%, but rem...

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Response to Delta variant slams August domestic traffic demand

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September 30, 2021642 Views

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel decelerated in August compared to July, as government actions in response to concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant cut deeply into domestic travel demand. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted all comparisons are to August 2019, which followed a normal demand pattern. Total demand for air travel in August 2021 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was down 56.0% compared to August 2019. This marked a slowdown from July, when demand was 53.0% below July 2019 levels.This was entirely driven by domestic markets, which were down 32.2% compared to August 2019, a major deterioratio...

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Passenger traffic gains momentum, but still well below pre-COVID levels

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September 2, 2021288 Views

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that both international and domestic travel demand showed significant momentum in July 2021 compared to June, but demand remained far below pre-pandemic levels. Extensive government-imposed travel restrictions continue to delay recovery in international markets. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted all comparisons are to July 2019, which followed a normal demand pattern. Total demand for air travel in July 2021 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was down 53.1% compared to July 2019. This is a significant improvement from June when demand was 60% below June 2019 levels.International passenger demand in ...

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Rupsi Airport in Assam to be operational from Saturday

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May 6, 20211102 Views

Rupsi Airport in Assam's Dhubri district is poised to be operational from Saturday with a trial flight conducted on the Guwahati-Rupsi-Guwahati route by Flybig Airlines, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said on Thursday. The trial run was completed timely and safely on Wednesday with extended support from the Assam Government and concerned agencies, the AAI official said. The airport has been developed under the RCS-UDAN scheme and operations by Flybig Airlines are scheduled to start from Saturday between Guwahati-Rupsi-Kolkata route. The flight is scheduled to operate on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, the official said. Bookings for the route has been opened by Flybig airlines, he added. Meanwhile, a release of Flybig Thursday said that it has for...