Scoot is the lower-cost unit in the Singapore Airlines Group and initially had the IATA code of TZ. The carrier’s inaugural commercial service took place in June 2012 to Sydney, swiftly followed by the Gold Coast. Only Australia’s busiest airport remains served today. In 2017, Tigerair’s operations were merged into Scoot’s, with the ‘new’ airline […]
October 5, 2026 | Airlines, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Top Story
Saudi Arabia’s extraordinarily ambitious Vision 2030 is in full swing. Designed in part to diversify the nation’s economy away from oil, the plan includes welcoming 300+ million air passengers by the end of the decade, of which 100 million will be tourists (including pilgrims). The country’s Air Connectivity Programme helps with funding route development. The […]
August 19, 2026 | Airlines, Asia Pacific, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Kuala Lumpur (IATA code KUL) is, of course, by far Malaysia’s busiest airport. In 2025, 63.3 million passengers were welcomed, which was the highest volume to date. The traffic achieved before COVID-19 in 2019 was exceeded for the first time. KUL ended last year as Asia’s 10th-busiest airport. It has jumped one place compared to […]
August 4, 2026 | Airports, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Top Story
With almost 61 million passengers in 2025, Hong Kong was Asia’s 12-busiest airport. While that was overwhelmingly the facility’s best year since 2019, throughput remains far lower than it was once. The record year was 2018, when 74.7 million passengers passed through the doors. It was Asia’s fourth-busiest airport. Cirium schedule information shows that Hong […]
July 28, 2026 | Airports, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Top Story
Some 18 scheduled passenger airlines fly between Bangkok BKK and Europe. Some, such as Aircalin and EVA Air, operate on a fifth freedom basis. Leisure operators and LCCs include Condor, Iberojet, and Norse Atlantic. In 2026, Cirium data shows that they will collectively have 3.8 million one-way seats. With 1.6 million, Thai Airways is, of […]
July 20, 2026 | Airlines, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Top Story
Indira Gandhi International Airport serves Delhi (IATA code: DEL). With 78.1 million passengers in 2025, DEL was comfortably India’s busiest airport last year. Approximately 72% of the traffic was international, while 28% was domestic. Compared to 2024, growth was less than half a percentage point.This was partly because one of its runways was out of […]
July 1, 2026 | Airports, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Top Story
The number of people living in Guangzhou’s metro area is staggering. It is home to an estimated 33 million people, which makes it among the world’s most populated areas. It is in the River Delta, which has over 80 million people. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (IATA code: CAN) is China’s second-busiest airport. 83.6 million passengers […]
June 22, 2026 | Airports, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Top Story
The Thai aviation sector continues to recover from the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic, with 2025 bringing an additional 4.9 million passengers across the country’s airports compared to the previous year, alongside an improvement in passengers per flight. In total, Thailand’s airports handled 145.1 million travellers in 2025, up from 140.6 million a year […]
June 9, 2026 | Airlines, Airports, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis
Cathay Pacific is the world’s 13th-largest international operator. This high position is influenced by both its overall scale and international-only network. When long-haul routes are considered, Cathay ranks fourth globally. According to Cirium data, the oneworld airline has scheduled 38.1 million two-way seats in 2026. This is a new record, with capacity exceeding the prior […]
April 27, 2026 | Airlines, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Top Story
Tokyo NRT plays a critical role in travel to, from and within Japan. According to Cirium schedule data, it has 11.9 million two-way seats in Q2 2026 (April-June), making it the country’s second-busiest airport, after Tokyo HND. It is NRT’s third-best Q2 on record. Total capacity has risen by 1% year-over-year, but it is still […]
March 10, 2026 | Airports, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Top Story
We would like to extend a very warm welcome to Steph Juszkiewicz, who joins Ailevon Pacific this week as Director – Australia, New Zealand and International Markets. Steph will be based in Perth, and we are thrilled to welcome her to the team! Themes of the Week Avelo and Sun Country extended their schedules. American […]
March 9, 2026 | Airlines, Airports, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, North America
Taipei Taoyuan International (TPE) is Taiwan’s primary international airport. According to the country’s civil aviation authority, 47.8 million passengers were welcomed in 2025. While traffic was up 6% year-over-year, it was still down from before the pandemic in 2019. It won’t be too long until it is fully recovered. TPE ended last year as Asia’s […]
February 11, 2026 | Airports, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Top Story