Cargo and long-haul surge propel Asia Pacific airlines to pre-pandemic passenger demand
Preliminary November 2024 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed further growth in both the international air passenger and cargo markets, on the back of robust consumer and business demand.
The region’s airlines collectively carried 31.0 million inte [...]
It’s a go! Korean Air-Asiana merger holds big promise for Korea travel
The merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines, which has received the final go-ahead from the US regulatory authorities, will create huge opportunities for the Korean travel industry, said Bo Young Song, senior vice president, passenger business division, Korean Air.
Speaking at WiT Seoul, he said [...]
Rising load factors reflect aviation’s progress amid calls for passenger taxes
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for October 2024 global passenger demand with the following highlights:
Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was up 7.1% compared to October 2023. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (AS [...]
With APAC leading in air travel, Digital Identity is key to managing growth
Benefits are clear, but so are challenges of inter-operability and scalability
As passenger numbers soar globally, especially across Asia Pacific, the travel industry is looking to technology to make the airport experience faster, smoother, and less frustrating. Central to this vision is digital id [...]
Letter from Phoenix: Of bomb cyclones, flight disruptions and super agents
On the day I was to fly out from Phoenix to San Francisco came news of the “bomb cyclone” that battered the Pacific Northwest and Northern California, causing power outages, downing trees and power lines, and tragically killing two people in Washington State.
It resulted in flight cancell [...]
All-in-one: justfly.com reveals the tech, market gaps and challenges of building a one-stop travel shop
It’s no secret that the demand for seamless travel, or the ‘connected trip’, is rising exponentially. There are two important factors to note here: One, more and more people are relying purely on digital platforms to plan, book and fulfill their travel needs. And two, the growing number of app [...]
Tech debt in the travel industry: Why airlines are still trying to fly with fossils
Welcome to the airline industry’s secret shame: Tech Debt. Decades of patchwork systems, outdated booking platforms, and clunky old databases that might as well be fossilized – if these systems were any older, archaeologists would be studying them. Airlines have essentially been strapping roller [...]
Ryanair’s Michael Cawley on political tensions, cost efficiency, and why Europe’s aviation future is at risk
“Business thrives in certainty. The uncertainty in Europe, especially with weak political leadership in key nations, is a cause for concern.”
“In 2000, people were saying ‘You’ve reached saturation point.’ We had about 1,200 passengers. This year, we’ll do 200 million passengers,” s [...]
Skycanner’s CEO on the company’s strategy for evolution and expansion
Travel metasearch players have reinvented themselves over the years. Some have gone down the direct route while others have found ways to add value and deepen relationships with partners by providing insights and other services.
Skyscanner is no exception and in recent months the flight metasear [...]
Airlines demand up 18.5% in APAC, reaches September all-time high globally
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for September 2024 global passenger demand with the following highlights:
Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was up 7.1% compared to September 2023, an all-time high for September. Total capacity, measu [...]