KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The global airline industry has gotten off to a strong start in 2024 despite economic and geopolitical uncertainties, with January global passenger demand showing a 16.6 per cent increase.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Air passenger traffic is expected to fully recover this year, with initial projections showing a four per cent growth compared to the pre-pandemic 2019 levels, according to MIDF Research.

SINGAPORE, Jan 31 — The international passenger traffic carried by Asian airlines grew solidly by 161 per cent in 2023, said Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) director-general Subhas Menon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — Air passenger traffic in Malaysia has recorded a 71.7 per cent increase in the first nine months of the year compared to the same period last year, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) network of airports recorded over 10 million passengers in June 2023, the highest since the global shutdown in March 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — Total air passenger traffic in May 2023 jumped 39.1 per cent compared to May 2022, as load factor rose to 2019 levels, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Local airports operated by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) group registered a total of 6.3 million passenger traffic movements in January 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) anticipates air passenger traffic in 2023 to grow between 40 per cent and 52 per cent year on year (y-o-y), translating to between 74.6 million and 80.8 million passengers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Passenger traffic for September 2022 rose 57 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) showing that the recovery in air travel continues to be strong, said the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

SEPANG, Sept 13 — Malaysia is expected to register air passenger traffic of between 32.6 million and 49 million by the end of the year following positive growth in the first five months of this year, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) recorded more than six times increase in its passenger traffic for Malaysia in the first half of 2022 (1H 2022) compared with the same period in 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 —Total passenger traffic improved to 8.7 million in the first quarter of this year (Q1 2022) — the highest since the start of the pandemic, said the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom).

SINGAPORE, May 17 — Malaysia's air passenger traffic this year is forecast to increase between 197 per cent and 347 per cent year-on-year (YoY), representing between 32.6 million and 49 million passengers, according to Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.