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  1. School Holidays to Reverse Falling EU Flight Departures

    Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

    Global departures continue to rise, averaging 132k a day (Chart 1). That is a 5k increase from last month and 5.4% above 2019 levels.

  2. Asia Departures Climb as China Celebrates Dragon Boat Festival

    Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

    Global departures keep rising at an average of 127.7k a day, 4.3% above 2019 levels (Chart 1).

  3. Half-Term Holidays Drive European Departures Higher

    Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

    Global departures have recovered their strong upwards trend as half-term holidays commenced (Chart 1). Departures sit 5% above 2019 levels.

  1. Summer Strikes to Impact European Departures

    Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

    Last week’s small retreat in departures proved short lived as global departures soar to 122,000 per day (Chart 1). Departures sit 6% above 2019 levels.

  2. Travellers Flock to Thailand

    Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

    Last month, we investigated whether the Chinese were flying abroad. Our data showed they were, with departures to Thailand showing no slack. The latest data from Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sport has confirmed as much; arrivals in Thailand from China increased to 19% in March, versus 2019 averages, an increase from 11% in February (Chart A).

  3. Chinese Travel Demand Surges During Labour Day Holiday

    Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

    Average global departures have remained above 120,000 per day, up 1.1% WoW and 5.9% above 2019 levels (Chart 1).

Are the Chinese Flying Abroad?

Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

Our latest China Growth Tracker shows that a vast majority of the reopening is simply Chinese flights returning. However, we have collected the latest ADS-B and Mode S data2 to track whether these flights are leaving the country.

UK and Italy Benefit Most from Easter Holidays

Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

Average global departures sit close to 114,000 per day, up 1,000 per day from the last report. They remain the highest since January 2020 and sit above 2019 levels (Chart 1).

  1. Easter Holidays Boost European Departures

    Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

    Average global departures sit above 122,000 per day, up 1,000 per day from the last report.

  2. Strikes Wipe Out German Air Travel

    Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

    Average global departures remained about 111,000 per day, for the first time since January 2020 and sat a touch above 2019 levels (Chart 1).

  3. International Flights Return to Shanghai

    Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

    Average global departures have breached 110,000 per day for the first time since January 2020 (Chart 1)!

China Resumes Outbound Tourism Services to 40 Countries

Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

Global departures continue to climb, currently at 109,000 per day, similar to 2019 levels (Chart 1).

China Eases Testing on Some Incoming Visitors

Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

Global departures show no sign of slowing, now 1,000 ahead of 2019 levels (Chart 1).

  1. Strikes in Germany Drag on Global Flight Departures

    Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

    Global departures are edging higher, with the seven-day moving average a touch below 110,000 a day and just above the 2019 level (Chart 1).

  2. Global Departures Return Above Pre-Covid Levels

    Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

    Global departures are back above 110,000 a day for the first time since January 2020 following a 5.5% jump in departures over the past week (Chart 1). They are up 6.1% so far this month (Table 1).

  3. Where Will Tourism Benefit from China Reopening?

    Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

    Global departures are sat back above 105,000 a day for the first time since October 2022 following the strongest January change in five years (Table 1).

China Flight Departures Fall Short of Usual New Year Boost

Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

Global departures sit a touch below 105,000, an increase on last week, tracking the progress in 2019. We are at the tail end of Chinese New Year celebrations, and departures from the region are rising again...

China Reopening Boosts Global Flight Departures

Bilal Hafeez, Ben Ford

Global departures sit at 103,000 per day, a touch lower than last week, but a level comparable to 2019 and just shy of the levels they were before Covid-19 struck in 2020 (Chart 1).

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