Tuesday, May 28, 2024 The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) reported a 32% surge in international passenger traffic for April 2024, highlighting robust growth in travel demand. The latest traffic data for April 2024 from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines revealed a significant surge in international travel demand, with both the business and leisure sectors showing strong performance. In April, international flights carried by airlines in the region saw 28.
0 million passengers, marking a 32.0% increase from the previous year. These numbers reached 87.
3% of the levels seen in 2019. The demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), escalated by 33.7% from last year, particularly on long-distance routes.
The capacity, in terms of available seats, also rose by 30.4%, resulting in a boost of 2.1 percentage points in the average international passenger load factor, which hit 81.
6%. Additionally, the region experienced a robust demand for both consumer and intermediate goods, which fueled a positive trend in the air cargo sector. In terms of international air cargo, the demand, quantified in freight tonne kilometres (FTK), increased by 13.
7% compared to last year. The available cargo capacity saw a 14.4% expansion.
However, this led to a slight decrease of 0.4 percentage points in the average international freight load factor, which settled at 59.9%.
Commenting on the results, Mr. Subhas Menon, AAPA Director General said , “Improving economic sentiment, c.
