Air Travel Asia

Air Travel Asia

About this report
 
Travel & Tourism Analyst is a bimonthly newsletter providing an examination of the travel industry, sector by sector. Each issue includes five objective and detailed studies on sectors and issues of interest and importance, across the international tourism industry.
 

 
Transport - from air transport and car hire, to the cruise industry, rail and coach travel
 

 
Outbound Markets - detailed profiles of the world's leading tourism origin countries
 

 
Market Segments - key sectors of the travel and tourism industry, ie youth travel
 

 
Accommodation, Leisure and Theme Parks - the performance of the hotel industry, resorts, timeshare, as well as developments in the attractions market
 

 
Travel Distribution and Technology - the travel trade worldwide, including the impact of new technology on travel distribution and marketing
 

 
Financial Services - ranging from tourism investment to paying for travel
 

 
Occasional Studies - other significant issues, such as the role of tourism organisations and the impact of travel on the environment.
 

 

Contents
 

 
Abstract
 

 
Introduction
 
The Asia region: defining the geographical context
 
Figure 1: Skytrax Research Airport of the year 2004
 
Recent trends in Asian tourism
 
Figure 2: International visitor arrivals in Asia-Pacific, 1990-2002
 
Figure 3: Tourist arrivals in Asia in 2002
 
Data Sources
 

 
Figure 4: Principal Asian airlines
 
The Aviation Market in Asia
 
Historical development of air travel in Asia
 
Critical relationships
 
Figure 5: The structure of the air transport sector: its constituent parts, producers and consumers
 
Figure 6: The economic impact of the global aviation and tourism sector
 
Economic determinants
 
Economic growth
 
Indicators and performance
 
Figure 7: Economic indicators for selected Asian countries, 1997-2002
 
The role of the state and regulation
 
Policy issues
 
The Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA)
 
Figure 8: AAPA member airlines, 2003
 
Figure 9: Operating results for AAPA member airlines 1998/99-2002/03
 
Fleet characteristics
 
Figure 10: Passenger aircraft fleet of Asia-based AAPA members in 2003
 
Figure 11: Monthly traffic statistics of AAPA member airlines’ international scheduled services, 2002-04
 
Airports in Asia: Key Issues and Developments
 

 
Recent traffic volumes
 
Figure 12: ACI Airport* ranking for the Asia-Pacific region: Top 60 airports with passenger, cargo and aircraft movements
 
Figure 13: Top ten airports in 2022 by use of large aircraft
 
Privatisation of airports in Asia
 
Figure 14: Airport profiles in Asia
 
Asian privatisation country experiences
 
Japan
 
South Korea
 
Indonesia
 
Thailand
 
China
 
Malaysia
 
Asian Airlines
 
Airline operations: competitiveness, cost and investment
 
The cost-competitiveness of Asian airlines
 
Investment decisions of Asian airlines
 
Airline alliances in Asia and airline marketing
 
Figure 15: Global airline alliances
 
Branding
 
Privatisation
 
Figure 16: Asia’s new international scheduled carriers established in the 1980s and 1990s
 
Low-cost airline development in Asia
 
Figure 17: Key characteristics of low-cost carriers (making them more competitive than other carriers)
 
Air Asia
 
Thai International Airlines and SkyAsia
 
Singapore Airlines and Tiger Airways
 
Airline Profiles
 

 
North Asia
 
Japan
 
Japan Airlines
 
All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd
 
China
 
China Eastern
 
China Southern
 
Air China
 
Hong Kong
 
Cathay Pacific
 
Dragonair
 
Figure 18: Recent Dragonair traffic statistics, 2003-04
 
South Korea
 
Korean Air
 
Asiana
 
Taiwan
 
China Airlines
 
EVA Air
 
Southeast Asia
 
Singapore
 
Singapore Airlines
 
Figure 19: Passenger statistics for Singapore Airlines for financial year, 2003-04
 
Thailand
 
Thai Airways International
 
Vietnam
 
Vietnam Airlines
 
Figure 20: Air traffic in Vietnam, 1991-2002
 
Malaysia
 
Malaysian Airlines
 
Indonesia
 
Garuda Indonesia
 
The Impact of SARS on Asian Air Travel
 
Figure 21: The incidence of SARS in Asian countries, November 2002-August 2003
 
Air Travel Forecasts
 

 
ATAG (Air Transport Action Group) forecasts
 
Figure 22: Domestic and international traffic in Asia, 1985-2014
 
Airbus (2003) Global Market Forecast 2003-22
 
Outlook
 

 
The future shape of air demand: markets and price
 
Cost-competitiveness for airlines
 
Best practice and benchmarking quality
 
New models of airline operation and management
 
Accommodating capacity
 
Future safety issues