June 2020 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic almost completely ended international air travel in the region during Q2. Asian airlines carried just 724,000 international passengers in June, a 98% decline compared to the 31.8 million recorded the same time last year. Air cargo demand, in freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms, was 20.3 percent lower year-on-year. Offered freight capacity fell by 27.2% as most passenger aircraft were grounded, resulting in a 5.6% point increase in the average international freight load factor to 64.9% for the month. “Overall, Asia-Pacific airlines carried a

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