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🔁 Busy as they come 🛬 ↔️ Vietnam’s Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City air route continued to rank fourth among the top 10 busiest domestic flight routes in the world this year, according to statistics from OAG, the world's leading provider of digital flight information, intelligence, and analytics for airports, airlines, and travel tech companies. 🏆 This is the second straight year that the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route has secured fourth place. 💺 The number of seats for this route sold between October 2022 and September 2023 reached over 10.8 million. 📈 A representative of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam also said the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route is the busiest domestic one in 2023 with nearly 43,000 flights operated, equivalent to 17.5 percent of the country’s total number of domestic flights and 22 percent of total volume of domestic passengers. 🌍 This route also ranked sixth in the world in 2019. 🇰🇷 According to OAG, the busiest domestic airline route of 2023 is Jeju-Seoul in South Korea with 13.7 million seats, followed by the Hokkaido’s Chitose Airport-Tokyo Haneda and the Fukuoka-Tokyo Haneda in Japan. 🧮 As for the top 10 busiest international air routes in 2023, three of them are connected with Singapore Changi Airport and three others are linked with South Korea's Seoul Incheon. ✈️ Nine of the routes in the top 10 busiest international routes are in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, while the remaining route from London Heathrow to New York is the only one to see its capacity above the 2019 level. https://lnkd.in/gj3CauqV

With pandemic restrictions eased, Taiwan’s aviation industry is showing a promising recovery, expanding services, adding new routes, and offering discounts. As of late 2023, Taiwan-based China Airlines reported its transport capacity reaching 80% of 2019 levels. Emirates, which marks the 10th anniversary of its first commercial flight to Taipei this year, reported robust passenger and revenue numbers for its Dubai-Taipei route in its last fiscal year. Popular destinations for Taiwanese passengers for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday period include Tokyo and Osaka, with over 90% booking rates, with routes to Southeast Asia, such as Bangkok, also showing promising reservation rates. #Aviation #Travel #Airlines #AirlineRecovery  #TravelPromotions  #ChinaAirlines  #Emirates #LunarNewYearTravel  #SoutheastAsiaFlights  #PostPandemicTravel

Preliminary March 2024 #trafficfigures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed the continuation of #robustgrowth in international #airpassenger in line with a #steadyexpansion in global economic activity. Reflecting #positivebusiness and #consumersentiment, the #airlines in Asia-Pacific region carried a combined total of 28.2 million international passengers in March, a 37.5% increase from the 20.5 million recorded in the same month last year. Traffic averaged 86.8% of 2019 volumes. As measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), demand rose by 38.6% year-on-year, with available seat capacity increasing in equal measure. As a result, the international passenger load factor at 82.0%, remained unchanged from the previous corresponding month. The above figures clearly show that Asian #airlines registered a 47% year-on-year increase in the number of #passengers carried, fuelled by a surge in demand for both #leisure and #businesstravel, culminating in a strong first quarter performance for 2024. However, #AAPA also predicts that the airline #operatingenvironment is challenging today, marked by #internationalconflicts, extreme weather events and #supplychain issues, that increase cost pressures on carriers due to re-routings, #flightdiversions and #disruptions. Nevertheless, the Asia Pacific airline industry is growing steadily, #steadfastly focused on enhancing #airconnectivity and the #travelexperience of their customers. Info Source - Association of Asia Pacific Airlines Rohit Tomar Seemaa S Vedaak Veena Chawla Rinaldo Rhine #airtravel #safetravel #airtrafficrecovery #passengerfootfalls #networkexpansion #routesexpansion #newroutes #longhauldestinations #touristhubs #travelandtourism #leisuredestinations #holidayseason #vacationtime #familyvacation #newaircraft #fleetmodernization

AirJapan to fly Narita-Bangkok route from next year - https://lnkd.in/gdd9nCwD TOKYO, Aug 03 (News On Japan) - Japanese airline company All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced its new international brand, "AirJapan," will begin its first service on February 9th next year on the Narita-Bangkok route. AirJapan will offer an all-economy class configuration, eliminating business class seats and similar offerings on aircraft owned by All Nippon Airways. The airline will offer flexible fares based on factors like the number of checked baggage items and will prepare 13 types of in-flight meals. With the expectation of increasing demand from Southeast Asia and Oceania, the Narita-Bangkok route will initially be operated six days a week roundtrip, starting from February 9th next year, with the lowest one-way fare set at 15,500 yen. The airline is also considering new routes departing from Kansai International Airport. https://lnkd.in/g6u4-xKk Aug 03 (ANNnewsCH) - 旅行需要が回復するなか、ANAホールディングスは国際線の新ブランド「エアージャパン」の最初の就航について来年2月9日、成田－バンコク線と発表しました。  ...continue reading https://lnkd.in/g5a-fPGT AirJapan to fly Narita-Bangkok route from next year News On Japan - Aug 03 Japanese airline company All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced its new international brand, "AirJapan," will begin its first service on February 9th next year on the Narita-Bangkok route. Typhoon Khanun moving toward Okinawa Kyodo - Aug 02 A large, powerful typhoon continued to approach Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa on Wednesday, leaving a 90-year-old man dead, as the country's weather agency warned of strong winds and storm tides. Japan shuts down its biggest gay venue Tokyo BTM - Aug 01 The biggest hattenba (gay cruising space) in west Japan is closed! Hokuoukan had been the iconic gay venue in Osaka for more than 4 decades! Its sudden closure has shocked the gay community in Japan. Airlines rejoice as Hong Kong-Japan travel spikes simpleflying.com - Jul 31 Despite the continuous rise in ticket prices between Hong Kong and Japan, the demand for air travel has not slowed down one bit as flight searches in July and August from Hong Kong have revealed that over 45% were to destinations in Japan. Get ready to zip 1740 meters across Japan's islands News On Japan - Jul 27 An ambitious plan to build a 1740-meter zipline over the Kanmon Straits between Honshu and Kyushu islands took a step closer to reality this week with the mayors of two cities establishing a project team. World's largest art: manga mania hits rice paddy News On Japan - Jul 25 Rice paddy art in Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture, is in full bloom with the depiction of popular manga characters from the movie "Tond

In August, Mongolia and the United States signed an Open Skies Agreement in the hopes of “facilitating greater air connectivity between the United States and Mongolia and will provide the legal framework for nonstop passenger flights.” Mongolia also purchased its first Boeing 787 aircraft. Ulaanbaatar has signed similar agreements with national airline carriers and aviation regulators in Turkey, Vietnam, and Singapore. The Mongolia-Singapore agreement is particularly important for Mongolia to exercise the “fifth freedom of the air”: traffic rights for flights ultimately bound for a third country. Mongolia can thus use Singapore as a transit hub to connect to the Asia-Pacific markets, Europe, and the Americas. For more: https://lnkd.in/gbDg4xVi #mongolia #travel #gomongolia #WelcometoMongolia

It is less than a month until Routes World in Istanbul commences. There will be good representation at the event from each of our GMR Airports Limited portfolio and we have now put the finishing touches to the design of our wider Group exhibition stand in conjunction with our partners Groupe ADP and TAV Airports. I am optimistic this event will be positive (particularly if there are some awards successes…🤞). In terms of recent developments across our portfolio… Delhi International Airport Ltd has welcomed Egyptair (Cairo) and Belavia (Minsk) to the fold, and new connections / frequency increases to a range of other destinations either started or upcoming. Including Tashkent, Tbilisi, Male, Tel Aviv, Hong Kong (everyone’s favourite at the moment it seems), and Newark (United increasing to a 2x daily operation). There is more on the horizon as well, with potential connectivity growth into other Asian markets, plus some new key destinations in other longer haul regions expected also. In GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd Lufthansa will now start with 5x weekly services when they launch in January (increased from the originally planned 3x - a great indication of the strength of that route 😁), and we will soon welcome Salam Air (Muscat) to the airline list in a few weeks time, while also seeing strong growth on other key markets also. Manohar International Airport, Goa now has two international routes since opening for international ops recently, with London Gatwick (Air India), and Abu Dhabi (Indigo) now directly connected. In the coming weeks we will welcome Salam Air (Muscat) and Arkia (Tel Aviv), along with TUI (Gatwick and Manchester) and Oman Air (Muscat) for the winter season, in addition to others which will confirm imminently. In Kualanamu International Airport, Medan we have grown 38 weekly frequencies between June and August, with a blend of new domestic routes and capacity increases across our near haul Asian destinations. Plus the team are preparing for the new Qatar Airways service launching in January, the first direct connection to the ME region (other than Saudi). Mactan-Cebu International Airport is now ahead of pre-pandemic capacity on its domestic network in terms of weekly frequencies, with international recovery now gaining momentum in the region too; notably with the recommencement of the Turkish Airlines service from Istanbul in the coming weeks. Routes will kick start our next round of business development discussions, focused primarily on next summer season and beyond. The GMR team are all looking forward to seeing industry friends and colleagues in Istanbul, and we hope you will like our wider Group’s exhibition stand (which I’m keeping under wraps for now hence the nice Delhi airport / GMR office pic below instead 😉)…

The Chengdu to Auckland route (TFU-AKL v.v.) has resumed operations. - The Chengdu to Auckland route is operated by an Airbus A350 wide-body aircraft, with a flight duration of approximately 13 hours. - After its official resumption, the route operates one direct flight each week in both directions. - The outbound flight departs from Chengdu at 1:05 a.m. Beijing time on Saturdays and arrives in Auckland at 6:05 p.m. local time. - The return flight departs from Auckland at 11:00 a.m. local time the next day and arrives in Chengdu at 8:00 p.m. Beijing time. - Zheng Yang, General Manager of Sichuan Airlines' International/Regional Route Management Department, mentioned in an interview that the initial Chengdu to Auckland flight had an occupancy rate of around 80%, mainly consisting of tourists, students, and business travelers. The occupancy rate is expected to exceed 90% in the future. - Passenger Li Wei, who traveled on the inaugural flight, expressed that the direct flight saved a lot of time compared to the previous Chengdu to Auckland journey, which required transfers in cities like Shenzhen or Australia. - Data from the Chengdu Port and Logistics Office shows that Chengdu currently has 49 regularly scheduled international passenger routes, ranking 4th nationwide and 1st in Central and Western China. - Chengdu has become an important aviation hub, with the resumption of key intercontinental routes to destinations such as Los Angeles in North America, Frankfurt and London in Europe, Melbourne and Sydney in Oceania. The intercontinental passenger route network connecting Europe, North America, Oceania, and Africa has been established, and major Asian destinations are now fully covered. - On the 19th of the month at 00:19, Sichuan Airlines flight 3U3811, carrying 270 passengers, took off from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, heading to Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand, marking the official resumption of the Chengdu to Auckland route. - As the third direct flight route from Chengdu to Oceania, the resumption of the Chengdu to Auckland route connects Chengdu with Sydney, Melbourne, and Auckland, with over 10 weekly direct flights. This will greatly facilitate international exchanges and promote economic and trade cooperation. #CHINA #OCEANIA #CHENGDU #TFU #AKL #PAX #A350 #3U

The Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) targets to double the passenger volume at the Clark International Airport this year to 4 million, its president and chief executive officer Arrey A. Perez said Friday. In a press briefing for the Philippines’ debut at the 2024 Singapore Airshow in Taguig City, Perez remained optimistic for CIAC’s outlook this year after Clark airport nearly hit the 2-million mark for passenger volume in 2023. Perez said the introduction of new domestic and international routes at the Clark airport will drive the growth in passenger volume this year. He said the Clark airport will be opening 13 new destinations within the year including Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Coron, Davao, General Santos, Iloilo and Puerto Princesa for domestic flights, and Bangkok, Cheongju, Hong Kong, Macau, Narita and Taipei for international flights. “We’re continually expanding the operations of the Clark International Airport. The terminal building has a capacity of 8 million passengers per annum. The capacity we set now for this year is 4 million,” Perez said. He added the recovery from the pandemic and the aggressive plans for tourism will fuel the passenger traffic at the Clark airport. Aside from attracting passenger airlines, CIAC also sees expansion of more cargo operators and new players in logistics to locate in Clark. Source: Philippine News Agency https://lnkd.in/g8PAhDXU

Changi Airport welcomed 3 new freighter services in December 2023 from MSC Air Cargo (Operated by Atlas Air), Sichuan Airlines and Myanmar National Airlines. Ching Kiat LIM, Changi Airport Group’s executive vice president for air hub and cargo development said, “2023 was an invigorating year, as we witnessed the resounding resumption of travel across the world, as well as the full reopening of Changi Airport’s Terminal 2. The upswing in travel was fuelled by strong outbound travel demand, as well as growing inbound travel. The growth in passenger traffic was especially strong in Asia, with an acceleration seen in the last quarter. Changi Airport also resumed connections to more than 10 cities this year, including Addis Ababa, Changsha, Ningbo, Kaohsiung, and Okinawa. We have restored almost 90% of our pre-Covid city links to date, with Changi Airport now the 5th busiest airport in the world by seat capacity. #ChangiAirport #MSCAirCargo #AtlasAir #SichuanAirlines #MyanmarNationalAirlines

Cargo to contribute to more intercontinental routes at Norwegian airports