AAPA April airline traffic remains depressed

Traffic figures released earlier this week by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that passenger demand for its member airlines in the Asia-Pacific region remain depressed. Asia Pacific airlines carried 1.1 million international passengers in April. Available seat capacity was only 4% of levels registered in 2019, with the international passenger load factor averaging 26.4% for the month. Air cargo demand measured in freight tonne-kilometres (FTK) has increased by 42% year-on-year in April, achieving volumes slightly above the same period in 2019. Offered freight capacity rose by 29.4% year-on-year, resulting in a 6.7 percentage point increase in the