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2023 China Passenger Forecast

by Ian Robinson|16 January 202316 January 2023| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

The first of the monthly updated 2023 forecast sets has today been uploaded to client sites. CHINA FOCUS Necessarily a focus of interest.....

2023 International Passenger Forecast

by Sarah Robinson|07 December 202207 December 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

There is growing excitement about the prospects for an accelerated recovery in Asia/Pacific international traffic. In the case of Hong Ko.....

Changes in China Policy: Hong Kong Flight Schedules

by Ian Robinson|23 November 202223 November 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

This week Air4casts is reporting on five important traffic indicators: #1 to Watch; Daily Domestic Travel - Yesterday #2 to Watch; Hong Kong Flight .....

Changes in China Policy; Watch Out for Five Indicators

by Ian Robinson|22 November 202222 November 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

For the next four days Air4casts will be exploring five important traffic indicators which, taken together and separately, may be interpreted as indic.....

Japan’s Changing Airport Nationality Mix

by Sarah Robinson|02 October 202202 October 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

From 11 October foreign tourists will again be able to visit Japan without a visa and without using a travel agency. Today’s Air4casts bulletin .....

The Global Recovery: International Passengers

by Emma Robinson|05 September 202205 September 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

August data confirms the slowdown in the post Covid recovery: ✓ internationals started the year on just 39% of 2019 ✓ last mo.....

China’s June Revival

by Sarah Robinson|15 June 202215 June 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

After 3 months of rapid decline China’s domestic air travel market is beginning to emerge from its lockdown induced torpor. Daily d.....

June Forecast Update

by Ian Robinson|06 June 202206 June 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Subscriber interest this month is likely to be focused on airports in the Western Hemisphere since there is an inevitable acceptance among subscribers.....

Asia/Pacific April International Recovery Index

by Sarah Robinson|30 May 202230 May 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Hard evidence for an international recovery across airports in Asia/Pacific is growing monthly. The market is two-speed: ✓ in the .....

The European Recovery Gathers Pace

by Sarah Robinson|16 May 202216 May 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

The April results for 250 international airports in Europe definitely point the way to summer traffic levels which risk being at least as good as in 2.....

Which Way China Travel?

by Sarah Robinson|05 May 202205 May 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

A week is a long time in the China domestic travel business. In the week before Labour Day holiday it seemed entirely possible that in the week fol.....

China Traffic Woes Accumulate

by Sarah Robinson|06 April 202206 April 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Yesterday saw commercial flight departures in China reach a new low. At 1758 the comparison with levels achieved just two months ago is stark.&n.....

Forecast Update April 2022

by Ian Robinson|05 April 202205 April 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today’s upload of the latest forecast updates is, in global terms, little different from the view taken just a month ago. There are differences.....

Omicron hits January Internationals

by Sarah Robinson|24 February 202224 February 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

There are today over 600 airports on the Air4casts system with passenger actuals for January 2022. Of those 446 have declared their inter.....

Singapore in December; Traffic Doubles

by Jane Robinson|27 January 202227 January 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

The latest Singapore actuals for the month of December are recently to hand. They show: ✓ an increase of 107% on November and ✓ a m.....

A Week is a Long Time in the Travel Business

by Ian Robinson|03 December 202103 December 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

There is a tiny body of executives within the the subscriber community which is exercised by changes to the forecasts. Perhaps missing the point that .....

Dubai Posts Highest PAX Numbers in 18 Months

by Sarah Robinson|01 November 202101 November 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

In an encouraging sign of the gathering pace of recovery Dubai airport’s September PAX were the highest since the start of the pandemic. &nbs.....

Spain and Turkey Lead Summer Rebound

by Sarah Robinson|26 July 202126 July 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Yesterday’s international flight departure data confirms, if confirmation is required, the strength of the European recovery. It is, .....

Forecast Revisions; July Update to 2025

by Ian Robinson|06 July 202106 July 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

There are brighter spots in the international sector. There is also continued development in domestic travel but there are, without doubt, at leas.....

Brightening Skies for May Internationals

by Sarah Robinson|15 June 202115 June 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

International airports declaring for June, and today there are 161 of them, are indicating departures and arrivals up 23% on last month: While .....

Will Vaccinations Hold the Key?

by Emma Robinson|12 February 202112 February 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Hard to argue that they will not but harder still to predict the sorts of release mechanisms which will exist and where. It is quite possib.....

Covid Vaccination Progress

by Susan Kennedy|06 January 202106 January 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today’s Chart of the Day shows the top 15 countries in the world for the number of Covid vaccinations per 100 people. As of Monday th.....

September Air Departures Show Dramatic Shifts

by Jane Robinson|03 November 202003 November 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today’s Air4casts bulletin examines the prospects for domestic and international air travel in light of the latest September airport passenger d.....

Middle East October Latest: Strong Growth

by Sarah Robinson|22 October 202022 October 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Internationals in October: flight data which is available for the first three weeks of the month, indicates a 22% point September to October increase .....

Asia/Pacific - Good News from India in the October Internationals

by Emma Robinson|21 October 202021 October 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Daily international flight departures for the first two weeks in October show really encouraging increases for India: ✓ for the mon.....

US International Air Departures on the Rise Again

by Ian Robinson|14 October 202014 October 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

September international air passenger traffic from every US airport is now available to Air4casts and it is showing the lowest rate of decline since t.....

Covid Plays Havoc with Airport Rankings

by Sarah Robinson|02 October 202002 October 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today’s Air4casts bulletin assesses the July air passenger performance of the world’s two largest economies. All data comes direct from.....

Hainan and Its Best Seven Days

by Ian Robinson|29 September 202029 September 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Hainan Island’s largest airport, Haikou Meilan, last week had its best 7 days since the start of the pandemic. These latest weekly passenger num.....

Asia/Pacific Travel Outlook

by Emma Robinson|16 September 202016 September 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today's Air4casts Recovery Briefing video looks at the Asia/Pacific region. Jane Robinson presents the latest data from Hainan Island, includin.....

US August Internationals Up 24% on July

by Sarah Robinson|15 September 202015 September 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

The US August data set is a substantial 159 international airports. It indicates that the recovery which was well under way in July has now.....

Last Week: European Recovery Continues

by Emma Robinson|25 August 202025 August 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Based on the total number of flights for airports in Europe for the week ending Friday last, the 21st August: ✓ departures and arrivals had recov.....

July Internationals; Top 10 Reporting Airports

by Ian Robinson|22 August 202022 August 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

July’s top ten international PAX performers are, without exception, European for the reasons that: ✓ there is a recovery of sorts get.....

July Passenger Actuals Double in a Month

by Sarah Robinson|21 August 202021 August 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

July passenger actuals for 288 airports, covering both international and domestic passenger flows, are now available on the Air4casts’ servers.....

Tracking Daily Air Traveller Numbers in the USA

by Emma Robinson|19 August 202019 August 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today's Chart of the Day from Air4casts examines the daily air passenger count across US airports. Passenger departures are running at a significa.....

Eurotunnel Rapidly Improves Performance

by Ian Robinson|17 August 202017 August 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today's Chart of the Day from Air4casts examines the latest monthly passenger vehicle statistics from Eurotunnel. They show a rapid return to leve.....

Holiday Destinations Boost Recovery

by Jane Robinson|03 August 202003 August 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Daily flight numbers for this week indicate a strengthening of the recovery which has been slow to get under way. There are “high&rdq.....

Hainan Island Breaks Post Pandemic Records

by Sarah Robinson|21 July 202021 July 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

On Thursday last we reported the good news that Hainan’s travel numbers were progressing steadily week on week. Today's bulletin goes fur.....

Hainan: Impressive July Performance

by Emma Robinson|16 July 202016 July 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

With Hainan Island’s duty free shopping spend in the first week of July reaching USD 64 million, Air4casts examines the latest July travel trend.....

USA Independence Day Travel Down 80%

by Jane Robinson|08 July 202008 July 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Daily air passenger numbers from the USA show a significantly less rosy reality than forward bookings suggested in the run-up to the vacation. &nbs.....

China Retail Sales; The Phenomenon of Revenge Shopping

by Ian Robinson|03 June 202003 June 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

April data for Retail Sales in China, not Travel Retail sales, shows that while a sort of recovery is continuing, expenditure levels are still down on.....

Recovery Forecasts; The European Summer Season

by Sarah Robinson|29 May 202029 May 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

With governments working hard to establish safe air corridors to allow tourists to travel to their summer destinations, and with Ryanair announcing a .....

April US Air PAX Obliterated by Coronavirus

by Sarah Robinson|12 May 202012 May 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Air4casts is the only data supplier in Travel Retail to receive the fast track monthly international passenger numbers directly from the US government.....

China Recovery Watch; May Day Holiday Air Travel Performance

by Emma Robinson|07 May 202007 May 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Daily travel data just released from the Chinese government pinpoints what actually happened over the May Day holiday period. The focus is .....

Business Travellers; Will They…?

by Sarah Robinson|06 May 202006 May 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Speculation about profound changes in travel preferences and patterns as a result of the Coronavirus, is not now, in short supply. A .....

South Korea in April: A Single Bright Spot

by Sarah Robinson|29 April 202029 April 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Airport passenger actuals for the period ending 28 April do not yet quite complete the month but they are a sufficient indicator of the present state .....

March Airport Actuals: Domestic Focus

by Sarah Robinson|21 April 202021 April 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

It is all too evident that, for international passenger numbers at least, the March actuals are simply one step away from an April which is as close t.....

South Korean Domestic Market in April

by Jane Robinson|20 April 202020 April 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

There is life still in the important South Korean domestic/leisure market. Battered certainly by the ramifications of Coronavirus and.....

China Recovery Watching

by Sarah Robinson|19 April 202019 April 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today's Air4casts bulletin analyses the domestic and international March airport passenger counts from China's top airports. .....

One Step Forwards, Another Step Backwards

by Ian Robinson|07 April 202007 April 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

With today’s May nowcast showing an almost 94% reduction in international air passenger traffic versus last year, today’s Air4casts bullet.....

China: Domestic Routes Will Lead the Recovery

by Ian Robinson|24 March 202024 March 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

For the past two months Air4casts has measured the effect of all the travel restrictions, flight cancellations and border closures on the internationa.....

COVID-19 Spread; Implications for Travel Retail

by Ian Robinson|13 February 202013 February 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

There are today over 60 thousand confirmed cases worldwide which must necessarily prompt questions about the rate of spread in the coming days and abo.....

The Coronavirus and International Air Travel

by Sarah Robinson|24 January 202024 January 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today’s Air4casts analysis examines the possible impact of the Coronavirus using the evidence of the effects of previous and similar viral o.....

Coronavirus and the Chinese Traveller Forecast

by Sarah Robinson|24 January 202024 January 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Air4casts has today revised its China passenger forecasts for the month of February based on the scantest of hard data. In summar.....