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Finnair traffic performance in May 2021

In May, Finnair carried 82,800 passengers, which was 210.4% more than in May 2020 when the COVID-19 impact was already clearly visible as the carrier operated only a minimum network due to strict and extensive travel restrictions. The number of passengers in May 2021 was 2.3% more than in April 2021 (month-on-month figures are not

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Launch of the modernization works at Kansai International Airport

VINCI Airports and its partner ORIX, concession owners of Kansai International Airport,, Japan,  began modernization works of the airport’s Terminal 1 on May 28, the largest works program since the airport was opened in 1994. In line with Japan’s tourism strategy and economic development of the Kansai region, the works continue and accelerate the modernization

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Air Cargo demand reaches all-time-high in March

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released March 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand continued to outperform pre-COVID levels (March 2019) with demand up 4.4%. March demand reached the highest level recorded since the series began in 1990. Month-on-month demand also increased, albeit at a slower pace than the

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Air cargo demand bucks the trend with 9% February increase on pre-pandemic levels

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released figures for the global air cargo markets for February 2021, clearly showing that demand continues to exceed pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. Strong month-on-month growth compared to January 2021, February’s demand exceeded February 2019 levels by 9%. Current demand has now reached the same level seen in 2018, prior

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Finnair reports traffic performance for March 2021

In March, Finnair carried 86,300 passengers, which was 82.7% fewer than in March 2020 even though the COVID-19 impact was then already visible. The number of passengers in March 2021 was 1.1% lower than in February 2021.The overall capacity measured in available seat kilometers (ASK) decreased in March by 81.3% year-on-year. Finnair operated 74 daily

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January passenger demand falls further

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger traffic fell in January 2021, both compared to pre-COVID levels (January 2019) and compared to the immediate month prior (December 2020). Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted all comparisons are to January 2019

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Finnair traffic performance in January 2021

In January, Finnair carried 85,600 passengers, which was 92.4% less than in the corresponding period of 2020 and 7.5% less than in December 2020. The COVID-19 impact, including the exceptionally strict travel restrictions imposed by several countries, still affected all passenger traffic figures. It was especially visible in the North Atlantic figures (no scheduled passenger

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Unsurprisingly, IATA announces 2020 worst year ever for air travel demand

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its results for the full-year 2020 global passenger results. Global demand in RPKs (revenue passenger kilometers) fell 65.9% compared to 2019 figures, and international passenger capacity measured in ASKs (available seat kilometers) fell by 75.6% compared to 2019 figures, while load factor fell 19.2% to 62.8% when

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IATA: passenger demand recovery comes to a halt in November

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the recovery in passenger demand which had been slowing since the Northern hemisphere’s summer travel season, came to a halt in November 2020. Total demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was down 70.3% compared to November 2019, virtually unchanged from the 70.6% year-to-year decline

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