AAPA: Air cargo a silver lining
KUALA LUMPUR, 1 February 2021: The Covid-19 pandemic decimated international airline travel in 2020, but air cargo represents a silver lining that could play a vital role in recovery, according to traffic results for 2020 released at the weekend by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). The 69 million passengers carried by Asia Pacific airlines in the year 2020 represented only 18% of volumes recorded in 2019, a decline not seen in the history of commercial aviation. Offered seat capacity collapses delivering 19% of capacity recorded in 2019, while the international passenger load ...