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Asian Sky Quarterly 2021Q1

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SPECIAL FEATURE: ASIA-PACIFIC FLIGHT ACTIVITY - <strong>2021Q1</strong><br />

The busiest hub in Asia-Pacific was Beijing during the first quarter<br />

of 2021. Compared to the first quarter of 2020, flight activity in Hong<br />

Kong, Taipei, Tokyo and Singapore in the first quarter of 2021 was<br />

notably down. On the other hand, flight activities in Beijing, Shanghai<br />

and Guangzhou all saw substantial year-on-year rises both in February<br />

and March 2021. In addition, Bangkok and Taipei saw yearon-year<br />

increases in March 2020, whilst Hong Kong, Singapore and<br />

Tokyo all saw year-on-year drops.<br />

TOP AVIATION HUB FLIGHT ACTIVITY TRENDS 2020<br />

Departing Flights YoY %<br />

BEIJING<br />

108%<br />

HONG KONG<br />

45%<br />

76%<br />

-3% -3%<br />

-16%<br />

-10%<br />

-17%<br />

201<br />

-32%<br />

-53%<br />

-63% -65% -54% -51% -69%<br />

165<br />

-18% -20% -13% -16%<br />

182 178<br />

196 198<br />

-17%<br />

164<br />

167<br />

177<br />

334<br />

254<br />

270<br />

-57%<br />

-42%<br />

-33%<br />

-40%<br />

-62%<br />

-41% -37% -63%<br />

-56% -54%<br />

95<br />

85<br />

56<br />

81<br />

92<br />

105<br />

114<br />

139<br />

185<br />

156<br />

186<br />

154<br />

108<br />

152<br />

185<br />

123<br />

111<br />

124<br />

Jan<br />

20<br />

Feb<br />

20<br />

Mar<br />

20<br />

Apr<br />

20<br />

May<br />

20<br />

Jun<br />

20<br />

Jul<br />

20<br />

Aug<br />

20<br />

Sep<br />

20<br />

Oct<br />

20<br />

Nov<br />

20<br />

Dec<br />

20<br />

Jan<br />

21<br />

Feb<br />

21<br />

Mar<br />

21<br />

Jan<br />

20<br />

Feb<br />

20<br />

Mar<br />

20<br />

Apr<br />

20<br />

May<br />

20<br />

Jun<br />

20<br />

Jul<br />

20<br />

Aug<br />

20<br />

Sep<br />

20<br />

Oct<br />

20<br />

Nov<br />

20<br />

Dec<br />

20<br />

Jan<br />

21<br />

Feb<br />

21<br />

Mar<br />

21<br />

SHANGHAI<br />

TOKYO<br />

172%<br />

27% 28%<br />

28%<br />

201<br />

-21%<br />

-43%<br />

-60%<br />

-67% -71%<br />

1%<br />

26%<br />

165<br />

-11% -8%<br />

-22%<br />

178<br />

182<br />

18%<br />

198<br />

51%<br />

-8%<br />

164<br />

177<br />

218<br />

222<br />

-56%<br />

-70%<br />

-79%<br />

-49%<br />

-59%<br />

-73% -73%<br />

-63%<br />

-31%<br />

-75% -73% -67% -72%<br />

95<br />

85<br />

56 81<br />

92<br />

105<br />

196<br />

167<br />

94<br />

46<br />

52<br />

79<br />

62<br />

52 56<br />

79<br />

65 65<br />

71<br />

62 63<br />

Jan<br />

20<br />

Feb<br />

20<br />

Mar<br />

20<br />

Apr<br />

20<br />

May<br />

20<br />

Jun<br />

20<br />

Jul<br />

20<br />

Aug<br />

20<br />

Sep<br />

20<br />

Oct<br />

20<br />

Nov<br />

20<br />

Dec<br />

20<br />

Jan<br />

21<br />

Feb<br />

21<br />

Mar<br />

21<br />

Jan<br />

20<br />

Feb<br />

20<br />

Mar<br />

20<br />

Apr<br />

20<br />

May<br />

20<br />

Jun<br />

20<br />

Jul<br />

20<br />

Aug<br />

20<br />

Sep<br />

20<br />

Oct<br />

20<br />

Nov<br />

20<br />

Dec<br />

20<br />

Jan<br />

21<br />

Feb<br />

21<br />

Mar<br />

21<br />

FIRST QUARTER 2021 — ASIAN SKY QUARTERLY | 37

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