Covid-19

Chinese Travel Surges to Hainan and Macau

by Sarah Robinson|27 April 202327 April 2023| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

The Air4casts’ ChinaDomestic module is today reporting a major Chinese traveller increase to both key tourist destinations. Inbound.....

The China International Recovery; January Latest

by Sarah Robinson|23 January 202323 January 2023| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

The recovery is happening but is best described as restrained. Departing Flights to Sunday 22 January The latest data for internatio.....

Hainan Year of the Rabbit Travel Just 13% Below 2019…and Catching up Fast

by Jane Robinson|20 January 202320 January 2023| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Last week’s data from Hainan’s biggest airport show passenger numbers soaring past half a million in the crucial run-up to Chinese New Yea.....

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 .....

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.....

The China Forecast Options: International Passengers

by Ian Robinson|11 February 202211 February 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

It may just be that the Winter Olympics have brought to the forefront of minds the timing of any relaxation in the restrictions on China International.....

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.....

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.....

Global June/July Growth Hits 44%

by Emma Robinson|31 August 202131 August 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today’s Air4casts bulletin examines the July on June international air passenger growth in the context of the seasonal uplift over each of the p.....

Haikou Meilan Update

by Susan Kennedy|20 August 202120 August 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

This week’s Hainan report has been updated with the Haikou Meilan airport passenger data for the week ended Wednesday 18 August 2021. .....

Latest August Forecast Update

by Ian Robinson|05 August 202105 August 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

The latest monthly forecasts for airports, terminals, nationalities, routes and airlines have today been uploaded to client sites. Read on for the.....

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 .....

The Risks of Using Inflated Travel Data

by Jane Robinson|03 February 202103 February 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today’s Air4casts Recovery Briefing video looks at the importance of the weekly and monthly passenger actuals that come direct from the airp.....

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.....

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.....

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 Recovery Underway

by Jane Robinson|31 March 202031 March 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

With most of the world’s international air network now in lockdown, latest April forecast is -92% after Turkey and Russia stopped international .....

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.....

Coronavirus Airport Rankings

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

The Air4casts Coronavirus module updates the 2020 monthly forecasts by airport and nationality every day to take into account each new hard piece of d.....

Coronavirus Impacts Airport Rankings

by Emma Robinson|28 February 202028 February 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

The Air4casts Coronavirus module updates the 2020 monthly forecasts by airport and nationality every day to take into account each new hard piece of d.....

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.....