Apac international air connectivity dips 38% since 2019
airport across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East in offering direct connectivity to foreign destinations, followed by the Doha and Incheon airports. In fact, the Middle East registered a 26% growth in total connectivity in 2022 compared to 2019, with direct connectivity to airports in North America, Africa and Asia-Pacific.
The report said key aviation markets like China and India, along with fast-growing markets like Vietnam and the Philippines, have much lower flying propensity than Europe and North America. “Favourable factors such as gross domestic product growth, large population, a rising middle class and ramping e-commerce position Asia-Pacific and the Middle East for long-term air connectivity growth from 2030 to 2040.
However, there is need for developing infrastructure and the easing of airspace congestion to accommodate the expected growth in traffic." For India, total inbound and outbound international traffic for the January-March quarter of 2023 is still more than 7% lower than the 2019 levels, at 15.2 million passengers, data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation showed. In order to increase the direct connectivity of flights, the airports body has encouraged governments to liberalize air traffic rights and increase airlines’ seat capacity to enhance connectivity and offer passengers affordable airfares.
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