Home / World News / Asia-Pacific international air traffic drops 72% in March over Covid-19

Asia-Pacific international air traffic drops 72% in March over Covid-19

Demand in revenue passenger kilometres fell by 70.7%

Premium

Asia Pacific airlines saw international air cargo demand as measured in freight tonne-kilometers decline by 21.1 per cent year-on-year in March

ANI

3 min read Last Updated : Apr 29 2020 | 2:55 PM IST

Asia Pacific airlines carried a combined total of only 8.8 million international passengers in March, representing a steep 72.9 per cent decline compared to the same month last year, traffic figures released on Wednesday showed.

Demand in revenue passenger kilometres fell by 70.7 per cent while available seat capacity fell by 55.6 per cent year-on-year, leading to a 27.4 percentage point plunge in the average international passenger load factor to 52.9 per cent in March.

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said air cargo demand too plummeted as Covid-19 infections spread to many countries across the world. In March, the World

What you get on BS Premium?

Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.

VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in