Airlines

Following two years of steep declines, the number of airline passengers flying within and out of Australia has more than doubled in 2022, whilst value sales through domestic airlines have fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels. This is due to high…

Despite deep and widespread reduction of pandemic-related restrictions in 2022, double-masking and social distancing regulations remain at Peru’s airports, making mandatory a distance of least one metre between people. This applies to all, including…

Having plunged by more than a quarter during 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions and the economic shock that they engendered, airline passenger traffic (million passenger-kilometres) recovered only partially during 2021 and 2022, with the pace of…

Air arrivals in Ireland more than doubled during 2022 but remained below their pre-pandemic peak. This recovery was mainly driven by intraregional travel from the neighbouring UK and continental Europe as COVID-19 restrictions were eased. Passengers…

June 2022 saw Ecuadoran society descend into pandemonium as a national strike and civil unrest spread throughout the country. The nation was consumed by protests that lasted for 18 days, while many commercial sectors were crippled by industrial…

Ryanair has managed the coronavirus crisis comparably well in Austria, maintaining a relatively broad flight plan with an eye constantly turned to future growth. In 2022, the airline has been able to significantly increase its market share to…

During 2022, the numbers of passengers being carried by airlines in Romania continued to recover after strong growth was recorded in 2021 following substantial declines in passenger numbers at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Romania is a…

Air passenger numbers continued to rebound in 2022 but nonetheless remained below their pre-pandemic level. While passenger-kilometres also recovered, they did so much more slower, standing at just over a quarter of their 2019 peak during 2022. This…

Following the decrease of COVID-19 cases and relaxation of various travel restrictions in mid-2022, airlines in Japan finally began to regain some of their momentum, following the tremendous difficulties seen over the past two years. In order to keep…

With COVID-19 related restrictions having been eased significantly in Switzerland, as well as many other countries, air traffic has increased strongly since April 2022. Outbound flights were very dynamic for Easter, with families taking their…

Momentum for travel continues to build in 2022, and airlines are increasing flight frequencies and introducing new destinations to their networks. Such expansion is especially important in light of Saudi Arabia’s transformation agenda for its travel…

Despite a surge in demand for air travel, the number of passengers via airlines remains significantly lower than pre-pandemic levels in 2022. With restrictions on travel during the pandemic, thereby limiting international flights, full service…

Airlines is rebounding in 2022. the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is cooperating with the department of tourism of each province to promote Vietnam as a destination through various events such as Da Nang International Marathon, Hello –…

Domestic airlines are recovering at a quicker rate than their international counterparts, thanks to domestic demand currently being for local routes. Moreover, the recovery in demand for airline travel is largely dependent on economic spend. Indeed,…

The main remaining impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis on airlines is that many travellers continue to choose an alternative mode of transport, such as cars. Compared to the pre-pandemic situation, car travel is a stronger source of…

Airline traffic (number of persons) plunged by just over four fifths during 2020 and recovered only partially during 2020 and 2021. The recovery in long-haul travel has been particularly slow, with the number of passenger-km standing at a little over…

The number of people travelling by air more than doubled during 2022 but remained well below its pre-pandemic peak. The positive impact of the easing of COVID-19 restrictions was partly offset by rising fuel costs and elevated inflation more…

Airline passenger traffic continued to recover in 2022 but remained well below its pre-pandemic level. The war in Ukraine slowed the recovery by unleashing an economic shock that drove a decline in inbound arrivals from Russia and Ukraine, which are…

Air travel posted strong growth in 2021 in terms of current value sales and number of people. Low cost carriers was the best performer in growth terms in 2021, as relatively low prices contributed to the pace of recovery. However, declines in full…

Since New Zealand is a smaller nation, the country is dominated by international flights, as domestic travel tends to be done by car. The main exception is flights between the North and South Islands and regular business travel between the largest…