Travel technology company Amadeus in conjunction with market research company Forward Data SL have released a range of travel data trends based on global air reservations that details the impact of the London 2012 Olympics.
In the last quarter, domestic air fares across the Asia-Pacific region increased by one per cent, fares to the EMEA region fell one per cent, intra-Asia fares remained flat and fares to the Americas rose two per cent, according to the 2012 American Express/CFO Research Global Business and Spending Monitor.
Garuda Indonesia has re-introduced daily 156-seat B737-800 NG service from Jakarta to Taipei following an eight-year hiatus on the route.
Virgin Australia has opened a 680 sqm lounge at Gold Coast airport, Queensland.
The Air India pilots' strike continues, with the carrier releasing ultra cheap fares and cutting services.
Germany's plane ticket tax has not adversely affected airlines, the German Finance Ministry says.
UK airports operator BAA has been given the right to appeal an order to sell London Stansted airport.
India's Income Tax Department has frozen the bank accounts of Kingfisher Airlines for the second time this year after the carrier failed to meet a payment schedule - including arrears - for two weeks.
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has taken delivery of its first A380 aircraft, becoming the eighth carrier to buy the type.
Airports of Thailand (AOT) says it will spend about US$1.9 billion over the next five years to expand capacity at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport by 15 million to 60 million passengers in 2017.
UK airport operator BAA's chief executive Colin Matthews has fired another salvo at the country's government, saying all possible solutions must be examined in any analysis of how Britain maintains a hub airport - including another runway at London Heathrow.
Early traffic figures out of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) for April 2012, show airlines based in the region carried 17.2 million international passengers in April, a 12.2 per cent increase over the same month last year. Load factor was 76.3 per cent, 1.1 percentage points higher than in the same month last year.
International passenger air traffic was 7.4 per cent higher in April 2012 than April 2011, while international freight traffic was down 4.5 per cent, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported.
Travel technology company Amadeus in conjunction with market research company Forward Data SL have released a range of travel data trends based on global air reservations that details the impact of the London 2012 Olympics.
In the last quarter, domestic air fares across the Asia-Pacific region increased by one per cent, fares to the EMEA region fell one per cent, intra-Asia fares remained flat and fares to the Americas rose two per cent, according to the 2012 American Express/CFO Research Global Business and Spending Monitor.
Garuda Indonesia has re-introduced daily 156-seat B737-800 NG service from Jakarta to Taipei following an eight-year hiatus on the route.
Virgin Australia has opened a 680 sqm lounge at Gold Coast airport, Queensland.
The Air India pilots' strike continues, with the carrier releasing ultra cheap fares and cutting services.
Germany's plane ticket tax has not adversely affected airlines, the German Finance Ministry says.
UK airports operator BAA has been given the right to appeal an order to sell London Stansted airport.
India's Income Tax Department has frozen the bank accounts of Kingfisher Airlines for the second time this year after the carrier failed to meet a payment schedule - including arrears - for two weeks.
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has taken delivery of its first A380 aircraft, becoming the eighth carrier to buy the type.
Airports of Thailand (AOT) says it will spend about US$1.9 billion over the next five years to expand capacity at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport by 15 million to 60 million passengers in 2017.
UK airport operator BAA's chief executive Colin Matthews has fired another salvo at the country's government, saying all possible solutions must be examined in any analysis of how Britain maintains a hub airport - including another runway at London Heathrow.
Early traffic figures out of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) for April 2012, show airlines based in the region carried 17.2 million international passengers in April, a 12.2 per cent increase over the same month last year. Load factor was 76.3 per cent, 1.1 percentage points higher than in the same month last year.
International passenger air traffic was 7.4 per cent higher in April 2012 than April 2011, while international freight traffic was down 4.5 per cent, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported.
