Orient Aviation Daily Digest March 17, 2023
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Cathay Pacific records 1.1 million passengers for February
Cathay Pacific chief customer and commercial officer, Lavinia Lau, said the airline's passenger flight capacity will reach 50% of pre-COVID-19 levels by March 31 as a result of strong air travel demand across the Hong Kong-headquartered carrier's network. Read More »
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Singapore Airlines reports 338% jump in passengers in post Lunar New Year month
Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) airlines flew 2.4 million passengers in February, up from the 544,600 passengers carried in the same month in 2022. Read More »
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Vietjet planning second time around Ho Chi Minh City-Brisbane route
Vietjet will add a third Australian destination to its international network in June when it commences nonstop Brisbane-Ho Chi Minh City. Read More »
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Air China posts 6% domestic passenger growth after Mainland opens border
Air China flew 7 million passengers on its domestic network in February, up 6.1% from 6.6 million passengers flown in January and 61.5% above the 4.3 million domestic passengers it transported in the same month a year earlier. Read More »
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China Eastern Airlines domestic passengers increase 36.9%
China Eastern Airlines (CEA) reported 7.6 million domestic passengers for February, up 36.9% from 5.6 million passengers in the same month a year earlier and 12.5% higher than the 6.8 million domestic passengers it carried in January. Read More »
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Greater Bay Airlines launches Osaka, builds frequency to Seoul Incheon
Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) will add a fifth destination to its network from April 28 with the inauguration of three times a week Hong Kong-Osaka. Read More »
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Australian domestic air fares remained elevated in March
Australia's domestic air travellers were paying significantly more to fly around the country compared with a year ago, government figures show. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today's briefs report news from Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Boeing, EVE Holding Inc. and Finnair. Read More »