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Airlines in the Asia-Pacific flew 6.9% more international passengers in latest month
April 30th 2025
Asia-Pacific carriers transported 31 million passengers on their international networks in March compared with 29 million air travellers a year ago. Read More » In first quarter 2025, 95.6 million international passengers flew on the region’s airlines, up from the 84.7 million customers they carried in first quarter 2024, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said. “This came on the back of international route expansion, liberalized visa regimes and resilient economic activity across the region,” AAPA director general, Subhas Menon, said. The U.S.’s recent increase in tariffs for goods imported into the country has caused volatility in global markets and uncertainty for economies in the region, the airline association said. “This could weigh on consumer and business sentiment, potentially softening passenger and cargo demand in the coming months,” Menon said. “In addition, operational challenges resulting from persistent supply chain issues, including aircraft delivery delays, continue to constrain capacity expansion. As a result, airlines face elevated operating costs particularly high maintenance, leasing and personnel expenses.” The AAPA monthly update is compiled from the traffic data of 37 Indo-Asia-Pacific carriers.
