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IATA sees gradual recovery in Asia-Pacific aviation

China’s unexpected early reopening of its borders provided a boost to the sector and the region

Mr Goh

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects Asia-Pacific aviation to gradually recover throughout this year, despite some hiccups in the supply chain and a few Covid travel restrictions still being in place.

“China’s reopening six months earlier than expected was a big boost to Asia-Pacific and the whole industry,” said Philip Goh, IATA’s vice-president for Asia-Pacific.

In April this year, revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) for Asia-Pacific traffic tallied 82% of the corresponding period in 2019.

Domestic RPK already surpassed that of 2019, while international travel for the region…

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