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According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Asia-Pacific region became the world's largest aviation market in 2009, surpassing North America and now accounting for more than a quarter of all air travelers.
Posted on Tue, 02-Feb-2010 at 22:57 GMT
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Bring on the clichés – out of the woods, the light at the end of the tunnel, the dark cloud's silver lining. Whatever it is, the airlines may be starting to see it as passengers seem to be slowly coming back. Is it a sign of recovery or just wishful thinking?
Posted on Thu, 05-Nov-2009 at 19:45 GMT
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Ticket prices are creeping up, so are add-on fees, and the cost of fuel is bubbling over again. About the only thing that many airlines see going down are their customer satisfaction rankings. This could explain why many of them are carrying fewer of those dissatisfied patrons.
Posted on Wed, 01-Jul-2009 at 22:13 GMT
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April statistics show continued improvement in U.S. airline performance. The percentage of flights considered on-time -- departing and arriving inside 15 minutes of schedule – increased again. Is this the silver lining to airline cutbacks?
Posted on Wed, 10-Jun-2009 at 19:34 GMT
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The Air Transport Association (ATA) is predicting that 7 per cent fewer U.S. flyers will take to the skies come the traditionally busy summer months. This includes international travel which is expected to fall by 6 per cent to a mere 24 million flyers.
Posted on Tue, 19-May-2009 at 8:38 GMT
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The news for most airlines remains bad but at least it's getting better for some. Airlines are welcoming small hints of a recovery with the release of passenger numbers for April. However, with slight relief comes a lingering trepidation over what could possibly happen next that no airline can seem to shake.
Posted on Thu, 07-May-2009 at 22:44 GMT
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April on-time figures for 50 of the world's busiest airports have been released. Tokyo, Japan had two of the top 5 performing airports during the month. If you're flying to and from the New York area airports, however, expect to be late – very late – more often than not.
Posted on Wed, 06-May-2009 at 15:15 GMT
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U.S. airlines in April continued their on-time improvements with April numbers exceeding 2008 numbers. Smaller carriers led the way but this marked the fourth month in a row that airlines improved their on-time statistics. The party won't last long as the figures also indicate that the improvements are waning.
Posted on Wed, 06-May-2009 at 15:04 GMT
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Flightstats has released its April statistics for European airlines and 13 of them exceeded the 90% on-time performance, led mostly by smaller to mid-sized carriers.
Posted on Wed, 06-May-2009 at 14:52 GMT
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Airports Council International (ACI) has released its annual rankings of the world's top airports and Incheon International Airport in South Korea was voted the best airport for the fourth year in a row. Four out of the top five airports are in Asia and there's no secret as to why this is the case.
Posted on Mon, 27-Apr-2009 at 16:20 GMT
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