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The most resilient airports & the growth of domestic travel

09/27/2020| 6:43:58 PM| 中文

Chengdu’s resilience may be down to its low percentage and reliance on international traffic when compared to the other regional airports.

ForwardKeys, a world-leading travel analytics firm, recent studies of July flight data and airport traveller volumes reveals the world is splintered into two spheres: increasing domestic tourism and the rising importance of lesser-known airports.

The Most Resilient Airports by Volumes in July

When examining the regional airports worldwide to determine the busiest airports according to departing traveller volumes: Dallas (USA), Chengdu (China), Moscow Domodedovo (Russia) and Sharjah (UAE), despite being in the minus, are still ahead of the pack of other major airport hubs.

The Growth of Domestic Travel during Covid-19

“More often than not, the travel data we’ve been collecting in the recent weeks in showing a similar pattern. People still want to travel and if travel restrictions make it too complicated to venture abroad, they’re spending their hard-earned cash, locally, “says Lorena Garcia, Senior Analyst at ForwardKeys.

Within the APAC, where also domestic travel registered around 95% of total travel (vs 66% Jul19), Chinese travellers contributed 68% of total air travel in the region. Non-tier 1 Chinese city airport Chengdu (CTU) proved to be the most resilient among top 5 departing airports in the region, following by Shenzhen (SZX). They registered a year-on-year decline of around -12%, far below the regional average for July (-54%).

Chengdu’s resilience may be down to its low percentage and reliance on international traffic when compared to the other regional airports. Pre-Covid19, Shanghai Pudong, Beijing and Guangzhou international routes represented 45%, 25% and 23% of their total traffic while in Chengdu international routes only accounted for 9%.

Lifted duty-free allowances may be another complementary factor. “The increase in Duty-Free allowances and discounted flexible air passes is working a treat in China. It gives us hope that this can transpire in other countries too,” adds Garcia.

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