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Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) CEO Margy Osmond speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific, stated (13-Sep-2024) "Our biggest problem will be that Chinese travellers have discovered China and are being heavily encouraged by their own government to holiday at home". Ms Osmond said: "It's an extraordinary phenomenon, we're competing with China itself and those challenges will be big for the industry".

Board of Airline Representatives Australia (BARA) executive director Stephen Pearse, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific, stated (13-Sep-2024) the full recovery of the Chinese market is possible. Mr Pearse added that traffic in the Asia Pacific region is expected to double in the next 20 years.

Hales North MD Sara Hales, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific, stated (13-Sep-2024) more sustainable initiatives are needed to balance the growth of e-commerce. Ms Hales added: "We could see the evolution of a bimodal transport solution in Australia, which can take advantage of the speed and reliability of aviation on one leg, and a lower carbon emissions... transport mode on another leg".

Brisbane Airport executive general manager aviation Ryan Both, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific, commented (13-Sep-2024) on bilateral constraints affecting the airport's network. Mr Both said: "The fact that Qatar Airways isn't operating a second daily service to Brisbane right now is only because of bilateral constraints", adding that without the constraints, the additional service "would be here tomorrow". He stated: "It is constraining growth of UK and Europe, which is our second biggest market, and is constraining the ability for trade, commerce, travel and leisure to grow".

Netherlands Airport Consultants (NACO) chief aviation regulation Marcelo Garcia Rosales, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific, stated (13-Sep-2024) geopolitical factors have impacted the aviation industry over the past five years, leading to four major challenges: extra flying time, more fuel burn, more carbon emissions and higher fares. Mr Garcia Rosales also identified future challenges and opportunities, including aggressive aviation diplomacy, new debate between the public interest and national interest, greater role of the regulatory environment and the establishment of a new collaborative framework.

Queensland's Department of Tourism and Sport director general Andrew Hopper, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit Australia Pacific, stated (13-Sep-2024) "We need US capacity to stick", adding: "The US has been a very strong market for Australia traditionally, particularly from Queensland, and it has had its ups and downs but it is seeing a resurgence".