Asian Sky Quarterly 2022 Q1
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SPECIAL FEATURE: FLIGHT ACTIVITY<br />
FLIGHT DURATIONS IN GREATER CHINA<br />
Although Greater China saw a sharp<br />
1,600<br />
decline in activity from November 2021,<br />
Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao were<br />
1,400<br />
all steady during the first quarter of<br />
1,200<br />
<strong>2022</strong>. Pandemic-related policies caused<br />
a continuous decrease in activities in<br />
1,000<br />
mainland China. Once these restrictions<br />
800<br />
600<br />
400<br />
More than five hours<br />
Four to five hours<br />
Three to four hours<br />
Two to three hours<br />
are removed, it is likely that the market<br />
will become positive again.<br />
According to the Embassy of India,<br />
the Indian population accounts for<br />
200<br />
0<br />
Mar<br />
21<br />
Apr<br />
21<br />
May<br />
21<br />
Jun<br />
21<br />
Jul<br />
21<br />
Aug<br />
21<br />
Sep<br />
21<br />
Oct<br />
21<br />
Nov<br />
21<br />
Dec<br />
21<br />
Jan<br />
22<br />
Feb<br />
22<br />
Mar<br />
22<br />
One to two hours<br />
30 min. to one hours<br />
Max 30 min.<br />
30% of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)<br />
total population, and 15% of Indian<br />
immigrants are professionals and<br />
businesspeople. Hence, jet connections<br />
GREATER CHINA DEPARTURES<br />
Mainland China Hong Kong<br />
Taiwan Macao<br />
between these two countries are<br />
mainly for business and family visits.<br />
In February <strong>2022</strong>, India signed a<br />
Comprehensive Economic Partnership<br />
1,600<br />
Agreement with the UAE to enhance<br />
1,400<br />
1,200<br />
non-oil trade between the two countries<br />
with hopes to open more opportunities<br />
for investment and trading. The<br />
1,000<br />
agreement further enhances the<br />
800<br />
600<br />
business jet activities between India<br />
and the UAE.<br />
400<br />
After two and a half years of<br />
200<br />
0<br />
Mar<br />
21<br />
Apr<br />
21<br />
May<br />
21<br />
Jun<br />
21<br />
Jul<br />
21<br />
Aug<br />
21<br />
Sep<br />
21<br />
Oct<br />
21<br />
Nov<br />
21<br />
Dec<br />
21<br />
Jan<br />
22<br />
Feb<br />
22<br />
Mar<br />
22<br />
negotiations, Indonesia and Singapore<br />
signed three agreements to resolve the<br />
longstanding issues regarding airspace<br />
management, defense cooperation<br />
BUSIEST INTERNATIONAL ROUTE <strong>2022</strong> <strong>Q1</strong><br />
and extradition on January 25th, <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
This further increased business jet<br />
India - United Arab Emirates<br />
1,034<br />
activity between these two countries.<br />
The number of flights departing from<br />
Singapore - Indonesia<br />
528<br />
Singapore and arriving in Indonesia<br />
Hong Kong - Austria<br />
494<br />
jumped from 59 flights in March 2021<br />
Indonesia - Singapore<br />
455<br />
to 74 in March <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
Maldives - United Arab Emirates<br />
Singapore - Malaysia<br />
Maldives - Russia<br />
246<br />
245<br />
434<br />
Domestic connections dominated<br />
the busiest routes in the Asia-<br />
Pacific region, especially in India.<br />
Malaysia - Singapore<br />
231<br />
It is also worth noting that an<br />
Thailand - Cambodia<br />
Cambodia - Thailand<br />
223<br />
222<br />
eighth of the jet activity in mainland<br />
China are dedicated to training and<br />
maintenance purposes.<br />
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