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MARCH 2023

Week 11

Orient Aviation Daily Digest March 17, 2023

 

News

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 »


 

News

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 »


 

News

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 »


 

News

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 »


 

News

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 »


 

News

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 »


 

News

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 »


 

People

Retired CEO of India’s IndiGo, Ronojoy Dutta, has joined Netherlands-based electric airline start-up, LUCY, as the chair of the company's board.


 

Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today

Today's briefs report news from Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Boeing, EVE Holding Inc. and Finnair. Read More »


 

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