More Filipino travelers than foreign
By Paolo Montecillo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:07:00 05/08/2011
MANILA, Philippines—The growth of the country’s international air travel sector may slow down this year as a result of the crisis caused by the earthquake in Japan—a major trading partner and the Philippines’ third-largest source of tourists.
A ranking industry official said the people of Japan will likely put off vacations or any unnecessary travel in the coming months as they were focusing on rebuilding after the magnitude 9 earthquake that caused a tsunami.
“The Japanese will have to spend their money to rebuild or help others that were affected by the calamity,” said Porvenir Porciuncula, deputy executive director of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB).
Last year, South Korea was the biggest source of tourists to the Philippines, contributing 740,622 visitors, data from the tourism department showed.
The United States came in second with 600,165, but Porciuncula said this was mostly due to returning Filipinos who had already been naturalized as American citizens.
There were about 358,744 tourists from Japan, making it the third-largest tourist market for the Philippines.
Luckily for the country, Porciuncula said the country’s travel sector was dominated mainly by Filipino travelers, not foreigners.
Last year, 3.3 million foreign tourists came to the Philippines. But CAB data based on airline reports showed that there were 14 million international passengers in the country last year, half coming in and half going out.
Porciuncula said the local air travel sector had shown resilience in recent years, posting growth despite travel advisories issued by several countries against the Philippines. The industry has also been able to weather different crises such as international disease outbreaks and the recent global recession.
Earlier this month, the International Air Transport Association said events in Japan had resulted in a 1-percent loss in international traffic in March, with the slowdown led by the Asia-Pacific region.
Asia-Pacific carriers saw a traffic loss of more than 2 percent; North American carriers, 1 percent; and Europe’s carriers, 0.5 percent.
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Disaster in Japan, war in Africa shrink travel in March
Manila Bulletin
May 5, 2011
By EMMIE V. ABADILLA
MANILA, Philippines — Japan’s earthquake and tsunami plus political strife in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) brought down global passenger demand 2 percent year-on-year, from 5.8% in February to 3.8% in March, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported.
Conversely, year-on-year growth in freight markets rebounded from 1.8% to 3.7% in the same period. Overall, global passenger demand fell 0.3% in March, while cargo demand expanded 4.5%.
The impact of the events in Japan on global international traffic was a 1% loss of traffic in March, confirmed Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO.
Asia-Pacific carriers experienced over 2% traffic loss, North American carriers had a 1% drop and Europe’s carriers a 0.5% fall. Japan’s domestic market was most severely affected, with a 22% fall in demand.
On the other hand, political unrest in MENA cut international travel by 0.9 percentage points. Egypt and Tunisia experienced traffic levels 10-25% below normal for March. Military action in Libya virtually stopped civil aviation to, from and within that country.
Capacity adjustments lagged behind the sudden drop in demand. Against global demand growth of 3.8%, capacity expanded by 8.6%. The average load factor fell by 3.5 percentage points to 74.6%.
Except for Japan, long-haul business travel remained strong but weak economic prospects continue to dampen intra-European traffic.
Still, compared to the previous year, Asia-Pacific carriers experienced flat passenger demand. Compared to February however demand contracted by 2.2% while 0.8% was added to capacity. This led to a sharp 2.3 percentage point fall in load factors to 74.2% in March.
Middle East carriers saw year-on-year demand growth fall from 8.3% in February to 5.6% in March. Compared to February, demand inched up 0.1% while capacity expanded by 0.8%. This pushed the load factor down 0.6 percentage points to 73.2%.
Europe’s carriers saw demand levels of 5.3% above March 2010, down from the 7.4% year-on-year growth in February. Compared to February levels, Europe’s carriers added 0.5% to capacity but experienced zero demand growth.
This pushed load factors down by 0.3 percentage points to 75.3%.
North American carriers saw a 3.7% year-on-year improvement in demand in March. This was a 3 percentage point tumble from the 6.7% growth recorded in February. Compared to February levels, demand dropped 0.9% while capacity was up 0.3%. This led to a 0.9 percentage point drop in load factors from their February levels to 76.9%.
May 5, 2011
By EMMIE V. ABADILLA
MANILA, Philippines — Japan’s earthquake and tsunami plus political strife in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) brought down global passenger demand 2 percent year-on-year, from 5.8% in February to 3.8% in March, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported.
Conversely, year-on-year growth in freight markets rebounded from 1.8% to 3.7% in the same period. Overall, global passenger demand fell 0.3% in March, while cargo demand expanded 4.5%.
The impact of the events in Japan on global international traffic was a 1% loss of traffic in March, confirmed Giovanni Bisignani, IATA’s Director General and CEO.
Asia-Pacific carriers experienced over 2% traffic loss, North American carriers had a 1% drop and Europe’s carriers a 0.5% fall. Japan’s domestic market was most severely affected, with a 22% fall in demand.
On the other hand, political unrest in MENA cut international travel by 0.9 percentage points. Egypt and Tunisia experienced traffic levels 10-25% below normal for March. Military action in Libya virtually stopped civil aviation to, from and within that country.
Capacity adjustments lagged behind the sudden drop in demand. Against global demand growth of 3.8%, capacity expanded by 8.6%. The average load factor fell by 3.5 percentage points to 74.6%.
Except for Japan, long-haul business travel remained strong but weak economic prospects continue to dampen intra-European traffic.
Still, compared to the previous year, Asia-Pacific carriers experienced flat passenger demand. Compared to February however demand contracted by 2.2% while 0.8% was added to capacity. This led to a sharp 2.3 percentage point fall in load factors to 74.2% in March.
Middle East carriers saw year-on-year demand growth fall from 8.3% in February to 5.6% in March. Compared to February, demand inched up 0.1% while capacity expanded by 0.8%. This pushed the load factor down 0.6 percentage points to 73.2%.
Europe’s carriers saw demand levels of 5.3% above March 2010, down from the 7.4% year-on-year growth in February. Compared to February levels, Europe’s carriers added 0.5% to capacity but experienced zero demand growth.
This pushed load factors down by 0.3 percentage points to 75.3%.
North American carriers saw a 3.7% year-on-year improvement in demand in March. This was a 3 percentage point tumble from the 6.7% growth recorded in February. Compared to February levels, demand dropped 0.9% while capacity was up 0.3%. This led to a 0.9 percentage point drop in load factors from their February levels to 76.9%.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
JAL Ties Up with American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and China Airlines
Manila Bulletin
September 26, 2010, 1:54pm
Japan Airlines (JAL) has forged bilateral agreements with American Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways and China Airlines, to begin offering codeshare flights from the new international terminal at Haneda, scheduled to open on October 21, 2010.
Including new codeshare flights with American to 6 destinations in the United States via San Francisco and with Air France to 14 cities in Europe via Paris, JAL is set to expand its international network from Haneda to offer customers a wider range of travel choices and more convenience.
There will be 13 daily JAL-operated flights on 10 international routes out of Haneda from October 31, 2010.
Additionally, JAL's international network springing from the newest terminal will cover eleven destinations when it places its ˜JL' indicator on American's new daily New York flight come January 2011.
JAL will also market Cathay Pacific's twice daily flights to Hong Kong and China Airlines' twice daily flights to Taipei (Songshan).
Together with an increase in the number of flights on the Haneda--Seoul (Gimpo) and Haneda--Shanghai (Hongqiao) routes operated by existing codeshare partners Korean Air and China Eastern respectively, JAL will soon offer its customers up to 22 daily flights a day from Haneda, reaching out to 11 cities around the world.
As part of its codeshare agreement with American Airlines, JAL customers can connect easily to 6 destinations in the United States namely Dallas, Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, New York, and Honolulu from JAL's Haneda--San Francisco flight.
Customers bound for Europe can also enjoy the convenience of traveling through Haneda airport, with JAL's daily flight to Paris – the only Europe-bound flight from the new terminal.
Under an expanded agreement with long-term bilateral partner Air France, passengers can connect with ease from JAL's Haneda–Paris flight to Marseilles and Toulouse – new destinations on JAL's network map, as well as 12 other European cities of Stockholm, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Lyon, Nice, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Warsaw and Istanbul.
Customers will be able to arrive in most of the local cities in France, Germany, Spain or North Europe early in the day just before noon.
JAL will continue to operate a daily flight from Narita Airport to Paris, where customers can also connect on existing codeshare flights with Air France to key points around Europe. (EHL)
September 26, 2010, 1:54pm
Japan Airlines (JAL) has forged bilateral agreements with American Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways and China Airlines, to begin offering codeshare flights from the new international terminal at Haneda, scheduled to open on October 21, 2010.
Including new codeshare flights with American to 6 destinations in the United States via San Francisco and with Air France to 14 cities in Europe via Paris, JAL is set to expand its international network from Haneda to offer customers a wider range of travel choices and more convenience.
There will be 13 daily JAL-operated flights on 10 international routes out of Haneda from October 31, 2010.
Additionally, JAL's international network springing from the newest terminal will cover eleven destinations when it places its ˜JL' indicator on American's new daily New York flight come January 2011.
JAL will also market Cathay Pacific's twice daily flights to Hong Kong and China Airlines' twice daily flights to Taipei (Songshan).
Together with an increase in the number of flights on the Haneda--Seoul (Gimpo) and Haneda--Shanghai (Hongqiao) routes operated by existing codeshare partners Korean Air and China Eastern respectively, JAL will soon offer its customers up to 22 daily flights a day from Haneda, reaching out to 11 cities around the world.
As part of its codeshare agreement with American Airlines, JAL customers can connect easily to 6 destinations in the United States namely Dallas, Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, New York, and Honolulu from JAL's Haneda--San Francisco flight.
Customers bound for Europe can also enjoy the convenience of traveling through Haneda airport, with JAL's daily flight to Paris – the only Europe-bound flight from the new terminal.
Under an expanded agreement with long-term bilateral partner Air France, passengers can connect with ease from JAL's Haneda–Paris flight to Marseilles and Toulouse – new destinations on JAL's network map, as well as 12 other European cities of Stockholm, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Lyon, Nice, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Warsaw and Istanbul.
Customers will be able to arrive in most of the local cities in France, Germany, Spain or North Europe early in the day just before noon.
JAL will continue to operate a daily flight from Narita Airport to Paris, where customers can also connect on existing codeshare flights with Air France to key points around Europe. (EHL)
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