Hong Kong International Airport

The Airport Authority of Hong Kong (AAHK) is anticipating passenger volume to hit 80% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2023.

VietJet is to launch the first nonstop service linking Vietnam with the Japanese city Hiroshima, as well as growing its network in India.

The airline is endeavoring to recover from the severe drop in demand to/from Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The airline expects to restart daily fights to three cities from July.

The airline says it has restored the bulk of its Asia network aside from China.

The airline is ramping up capacity following the Jan. 8 reopening of China and Hong Kong.

The planned changes coincide with China dropping quarantine requirements for inbound travelers.

The announcement comes as mainland China continues to relax its strict zero-COVID measures.

Hong Kong International executive director for airport operations Vivian Cheung explains how the airport is fighting back after being laid low during the pandemic.

The airline will launch a third nonstop route to San Francisco in December and has scheduled the launch of a new service to New York JFK.

The carrier is ramping up flying in the aftermath of Hong Kong easing COVID-19 entry rules.

Both Hong Kong and Japan recently eased COVID-19 entry rules.

The carrier had stopped using polar routes to fly from New York to HKG after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

HKG's executive director of airport operations tells Routes World 2022 that she does not expect to see pre-pandemic traffic levels return until 2025

Hong Kong last month dropped a mandatory hotel quarantine for arriving passengers.

The carrier had planned to resume flights to the Asian hub in March 2023.

SIA Group is attempting to take advantage of pent-up demand to destinations that have been largely closed.

AirAsia is one of many airlines returning to the reopened Terminal 4 at Singapore Changi Airport.

Cathay Pacific continues to struggle as arriving passengers are still required to quarantine for three days.

Eight of the top 10 busiest airports in the world in 2021 were in the US, data published by ACI World has found, with Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson retaking top spot.

Routes takes a look at the busiest routes in the Asia-Pacific region this month and how the picture has changed compared with pre-pandemic levels.

Airlines are more likely to add frequencies or restart routes as COVID-19 restrictions ease.

The move will grow DHL’s transpacific capacity as demand spikes.

The carrier is moving back to using a passenger aircraft for cargo-only flights, citing rising e-commerce demand.

The plans seek to build on a relationship that stretches back to 2011.