AIRLINES will fly 4.35 billion passengers this year, close to the 2019 record as the industry bounces back from the Covid-19 pandemic, an industry group said today.
The sector will also be back in the green, with net profits forecast to reach US$9.8 billion (RM44.8 billion) in 2023, or double previous estimates, boosted by the end of China’s Covid-19 restrictions, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).