Asian Sky Quarterly 2021 Q3

SPECIAL FEATURE
FLIGHT DURATIONS
10000
8000
More than 5 hours
4 to 5 hours
6000
3 to 4 hours
2 to 3 hours
4000
1 to 2 hours
2000
30 min. to 1 hours
0
Max 30 min.
Jan
20
Feb
20
Mar
20
Apr
20
May
20
Jun
20
Jul
20
Aug
20
Sep
20
Oct
20
Nov
20
Dec
20
Jan
21
Feb
21
Mar
21
Apr
21
May
21
Jun
21
Jul
21
Aug
21
Sep
21
During the third quarter of 2021, flight durations all saw growth
when compared to the same period in 2020. The increase in flight
duration was most obvious for flights between 30 minutes and one
hour, as well as those more than five hours. This implies that the
recovery of both short-distance and long-distance flights will continue
to the fourth quarter of the year.
2020 Jan - Sep
INTERNATIONAL VS. DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
Domestic Flights International Flights
42%, 22822
58%, 31158
Total flight activitity between January and September 2021 saw
huge growth when compared to the same period in 2020. The strict
COVID-19 control and regulation policies led to the rise of domestic
flights in 2021. The differences between domestic and international
flights was 16% in 2020, whilst in 2021 it has dropped to
just 8%. The rise of domestic flights will probably continue until the
COVID-19 pandemic is under complete control worldwide.
Apart from Hong Kong, all other countries and regions saw a yearon-year
rises. Without a doubt, India still ranked first with a yearon-year
rise of 241%. On the other hand, Japan finally got rid of
its continuous year-on-year drop during the first half of 2021, and
has seen a huge boom in flight activity since the second quarter
of 2021.
2021 Jan - Sep
46%, 35383
0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000
54%, 41663
60,000
REGION DEP. FLIGHTS YOY TREND
Mainland China
Hong Kong
Japan
India
8723
1001
2797
8206
70,000 80,000
103%
-39%
5%
241%
Malaysia
1616
16%
Singapore
956
7%
Thailand
1767
40%
28 | ASIAN SKY QUARTERLY — THIRD QUARTER 2021