Asia-Pacific airlines see 9.2% passenger growth for Jan 2016
Asia-Pacific carriers reported carrying 24.5m passengers in January, up 9.2% year-over-year, as traffic continues to climb across the region, according to AAPA. The group said these numbers were partly boosted by the traditional Chinese New Year domestic migration. During the month, overall demand rose 9.9% as measured in RPMs. This demand growth outstripped capacity growth of 7.1% over the same period, leading to a corresponding growth in load factors, which increased 2.1% from 77.5% to 79.6%. AAPA DG Andrew Herdman said the figures were “a very welcome start to the year, against a backdrop of volatile markets and an increase in global economic risks.” Herdman said carriers would need to “remain vigilant” despite a broadly positive outlook. <br/>
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Asia-Pacific airlines see 9.2% passenger growth for Jan 2016
Asia-Pacific carriers reported carrying 24.5m passengers in January, up 9.2% year-over-year, as traffic continues to climb across the region, according to AAPA. The group said these numbers were partly boosted by the traditional Chinese New Year domestic migration. During the month, overall demand rose 9.9% as measured in RPMs. This demand growth outstripped capacity growth of 7.1% over the same period, leading to a corresponding growth in load factors, which increased 2.1% from 77.5% to 79.6%. AAPA DG Andrew Herdman said the figures were “a very welcome start to the year, against a backdrop of volatile markets and an increase in global economic risks.” Herdman said carriers would need to “remain vigilant” despite a broadly positive outlook. <br/>
