Future of air travel: Airlines cut capacity as fuel costs and demand pressures rise
Asia-Pacific is fast becoming the world's aviation growth engine, with passenger demand expected to outpace every other region in the decades ahead. But as airlines expand, the industry is also facing mounting pressures, from infrastructure bottlenecks and aircraft shortages, to the challenges of decarbonising. Yasmin Jonkers explores these Asia-Pacific themes in Rio de Janeiro.
Asia-Pacific is fast becoming the world's aviation growth engine, with passenger demand expected to outpace every other region in the decades ahead. But as airlines expand, the industry is also facing mounting pressures, from infrastructure bottlenecks and aircraft shortages, to the challenges of decarbonising. Yasmin Jonkers explores these Asia-Pacific themes in Rio de Janeiro.