iata - asia-pacific air connectivity
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Air connectivity before COVID-19
ASIA PACIFIC AIR CONNECTIVITY
Countries with 1% better air cargo connectivity engage in 6% more trade
POST COVID�19 AIR CONNECTIVITY
2009 2019
5.7x ASEAN open skies agreements
Air connectivity relative to population Key drivers
Successful tourism strategy
Global supply chain companies
Disruptions to air connectivity in top 5 most connected countries in Asia Pacific
But it’s relative connectivity that matters for economic growth
April 2019
April 2020
October 2020
TRADE
14.1Mtonnes air
cargoflown
TOURISM360M
internationaltouristarrivals
44%of which
arrive by air
6,720city pairs
Air connectivity decimated by COVID-19
China and Japan best absolute connectivity in Asia Pacific
PRE COVID�19 AIR CONNECTIVITY
ChinaJapan
IndiaIndonesia Indonesia
Thailand
Air connectivityabsolute score
Air connectivity relative to population
JapanThailandChina
India
2019
+62%
+1%+89%
+9% +62%
-61%
-69%
JapanChina
-97%
India
-94%
Thailand
-78%
Indonesia
2
6
4
JapanChina India ThailandIndonesia
Air connectivity links Vietnam to the global supply chain for
electronics manufacturing
2014�19+39%
ASPA
C’S AIR CONNECTIVITY
IATA’S AIR CONNECTIVITY INDEX measures how well connected a country’s cities are to other cities around the world critical for trade, tourism and other economic lows.
See report titled “Air Connectivity: Measuring the connections that drive economic growth”(www.iata.org/economics)
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April 2019
Vietnam is one of the top 10 exporters globally of telecom
and office products
Smartphones
All exports in value-terms(2017)
22%
Vietnam has grown the fastest among the Asian Pacific avia-tion markets, in terms of air connectivity relative to population
4,070city pairsEx
clud
ing domestic China
4,020city pairs
April 20201,880
city pairsExcl
uding domestic China