AAPA Insight – Firm Increases In Passenger And Cargo Demand Underpin Improved Financial Performance For Asia Pacific Airlines

Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director general Andrew Herdman highlights a successful past year for airlines across the Asia Pacific region achieving USD8.8 billion in combined net earnings for the full year 2017. The global economy saw broadly based growth in advanced and emerging markets, boosting both business and leisure travel demand, whilst air cargo markets were lifted by an acceleration in global trade activity, he explains.