AAPA – APAC airlines witnessed 159.3% Y-O-Y increase in passenger traffic

The airlines in Asia-Pacific carried 23.2 million international passengers in the month of June, representing a 159.3% year-on-year increase compared to the same month last year. The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) released its preliminary traffic figures for June 2023. The report shows a robust demand for international travel as travel demand continued to grow despite inflationary pressures and the weakness in regional currencies In terms of revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), traffic surged by 131.1%, whilst seat capacity increased by 120.9%. As such, the international passenger load factor of 82.2% in June was 3.6 percentage points higher than the