Passenger airline traffic in the Asian Pacific region is on the mend, with most countries easing pandemic-era travel curbs, but China’s prolonged border closures are slowing recovery, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.
Philip Goh, IATA regional vice president, said Tuesday that passenger airline traffic in the region is expected to rebound to roughly 73 percent of 2019 levels by year-end as travel restrictions ease.
The latest figures also take into account China’s impending reopening of its borders, though it remains unclear when this will occur.
“There is no mistaking I think the momentum is very strong, especially with all major markets in the Asia-Pacific now open except for China,” Goh told reporters….