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Hainan Airlines resumes Beijing-Dublin service

28 June, 2023

Dublin Airport, via its official Twitter account, announced (28-Jun-2023) Hainan Airlines resumed twice weekly Beijing Capital-Dublin service with A330-300 equipment on 27-Jun-2023. The airline is the sole scheduled operator on the route, according to OAG.

Singapore Tourism Board: Business events industry has emerged 'a lot stronger'

28 June, 2023

Singapore Tourism Board executive director Edward Koh, speaking at the CTC Singapore Corporate Travel Summit, stated (27-Jun-2023) the business events industry has emerged "a lot stronger", adding: "There have been many useful lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic". Dr Koh said: "We are clearly on the recovery trajectory but we have to be prepared for headwinds". He noted global recovery is "on its way", however cited a recent world economic outlook by the IMF describing the road ahead as a "rocky and uneven recovery". ]

CTC: We hope corporate travel will recover to pre-COVID levels in 2024

28 June, 2023

CTC - Corporate Travel Community executive director Benson Tang, speaking at the CTC Singapore Corporate Travel Summit, stated (27-Jun-2023) corporate travel dropped "significantly" in 2020 due to COVID-19, adding: "But we are rebouncing and we hope in 2024 we will have recovered to pre-COVID levels". Dr Tang stated: "If we look at the breakdown of domestic flight distribution, all regions are rebouncing quite well". He noted international recovery in Asia is still in a recovery phase due to the late opening of international borders in China.

CTC: WHO tells us we must continue scrutinising the COVID-19 situation

28 June, 2023

CTC - Corporate Travel Community executive director Benson Tang, speaking at the CTC Singapore Corporate Travel Summit, stated (27-Jun-2023) "the World Health Organisation are telling us we must continue scrutinising [the COVID-19 situation], so it hasn't yet disappeared". Dr Tang said: "The overall economy, particularly in GDP growth in the world, is a "little sluggish", noting 2024 data is only showing a global increase of between 2% to 3%. Dr Tang added: "Inflation is another key factor and last year particularly our global inflation rate was so high, and is a little better this year. We hope the trajectory will get better in 2024".

CTC: Many factors could contribute to the price of jet fuel

28 June, 2023

CTC - Corporate Travel Community executive director Benson Tang, speaking at the CTC Singapore Corporate Travel Summit, stated (27-Jun-2023) "One of the most important factors is the price of fuel", adding: "In May-2022 we saw a peak in jet fuel which has gone down continuously and let's hope that trend continues". Dr Tang said: "However, there are many factors that could contribute to ups and downs of fuel price including geopolitical situations and the uncertainty around that".

CTC: DEPA will be the next very important international treaty because of digital economy

28 June, 2023

CTC - Corporate Travel Community executive director Benson Tang, speaking at the CTC Singapore Corporate Travel Summit, stated (27-Jun-2023) the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) is a "very important treaty", adding the agreement will be "the next very important international treaty because of digital economy". Dr Tang said: "We all talk about this nowadays, who will be leading setting the rules in the future for international digital trade? It is highly probable it will be the DEPA treaty".

VietJet Air to increase frequency from Ho Chi Minh City to Australia in Dec-2023

27 June, 2023

VietJet Air, via its official Facebook account, announced (22-Jun-2023) plans to increase frequency from Ho Chi Minh City to the following destinations from Dec-2023:

  • Sydney: Seven times weekly;
  • Melbourne: Four times weekly;
  • Brisbane: Three times weekly.

Hainan Airlines resumes Shenzhen-Auckland service

26 June, 2023

Hainan Airlines, via its official Twitter account, announced (17-Jun-2023) it resumed twice weekly Shenzhen-Auckland service with A330 equipment from 17-Jun-2023. The airline is the sole scheduled operator on the route, according to OAG.

Qantas Airways resumes three times weekly Melbourne-Hong Kong service

20 June, 2023

Qantas Airways resumed three times weekly Melbourne-Hong Kong service on 20-Jun-2023 with A330-200 aircraft, according to OAG.

Cathay Pacific reopens lounge at Vancouver International Airport

19 June, 2023

Vancouver International Airport, via its official Twitter account, announced (16-Jun-2023) Cathay Pacific reopened its lounge at the airport. The lounge is open to first and business class passengers travelling on Cathay and eligible oneworld members.

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