The month of August has seen Asia Pacific-based airlines continue to register strong growth in passenger demand, with a 14.9% increase in the number of international passengers for the first eight months of 2010.
Preliminary figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that Asia Pacific-based airlines carried a total of 16.8 million international passengers in August, reflecting a 12.4% increase compared to the same month in 2009.
In addition, international passenger traffic grew by 8.4% in revenue passenger kilometre, indicating particularly strong demand on regional short-haul routes.
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