Aviation Week regional senior air transport editor: Asia-Pacific international recovery at 43%

Aviation Week senior air transport editor - Asia-Pacific Adrian Schofield, speaking at the CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation Summit, reported (13-Sep-2022) post-COVID-19 international capacity levels as measured by weekly seats as follows:

• Australia: 57%;
• New Zealand: 54%;
• Asia-Pacific region: 43%;
• Southeast Asia: 44%;
• North Asia: 20%;
• Singapore: 59%;
• Europe: 86%;
• North America: 88%.

Mr Schofield noted North Asia continues to lag behind as China, Japan and Taiwan remain slower to remove restrictions. Mr Schofield also highlighted Singapore as a stand-out in Southeast Asia, setting the pace by being one of the first to introduce vaccinated travel lanes in 2H2021.