Asian airlines report growth in 2019 despite end of year slowdown

Asian Pacific airlines recorded an “encouraging” increase in air cargo volumes in 2018, despite a slowdown towards the end of the year. The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that air cargo volumes increased by 3.9% year on year in 2018. However, growth continued to slow as the year progressed, in December, for example, the member airlines registered a 0.7% decrease compared with a year earlier.