Orient Aviation Daily Digest April 15, 2025
By Ryan Chase
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Three Asia-Pacific airports ranked in top 10 for passengers in 2024; Hong Kong retains lead in cargo
Airports Council International (ACI) World’s busiest airport rankings for passengers for 2024 have included three from the Asia-Pacific - Tokyo Haneda retained fifth spot with 85.9 million passengers (up 9.1% from 2023), Delhi rose one spot to ninth with 77.8 million (up 7.8%) passengers and Shanghai Pudong climbed to 10th place last year with 76.8 million (up 41%). Read More »
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Australia’s international air travellers increased 14.8% in January
There were 4.4 million international airline passengers flying into and out of Australia in January, an increase of 14.8% from 3.8 million in the same month in 2024. Read More »
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Thai AirAsia adds new fifth freedom service to Okinawa via Hong Kong
Thai AirAsia will start a new daily one-stop service to the Japanese island of Okinawa from its Bangkok Don Mueang hub from June 1. Read More »
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China Airlines posts decline in passengers, load factor and capacity
Taiwan-headquartered China Airlines (CAL) flew 964,614 passengers in March, 6.7% fewer than the 1 million passengers it transported in the same month in 2024. Read More »
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EVA Airways passengers flown marginally increased in latest month
EVA Airways (EVA) transported 1.12 million passengers in March, broadly in line with the 1.13 million passengers it flew in the same month a year earlier. Read More »
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Etihad boosts China cargo capacity, adds flights to 2025 schedule
Etihad Cargo will grow its freighter schedule to China to 18 flights a week this year from 11 flights weekly in 2024 as market demand grows in the areas of e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, perishables, and other critical shipments. Read More »
Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
Today’s briefs report news from Accor, Cathay Cargo Terminal, HAECO, IndiGo, Japan Airlines and SF Airlines. Read More »
