Figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) revealed a strong start to the year for the region. It reported “healthy growth” in both international passenger traffic and cargo markets, aided by a strong demand ahead of the Lunar New Year festival season. Overall, the region carried a combined 27 million international passengers in January, a 49.4% increase from the same period a year prior. Traffic reached 82% of the pre-pandemic 2019 levels. Revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) rose 48.3% year-on-year (YoY). Available seat capacity grew 51.3% YoY. International passenger load factor fell by 1.6 percentage points to an
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