Aircraft
Asean Carriers Prepare for Post-pandemic Rebound
2023 is already seeing airlines in the Association of Southeast Asia Nations restore service, expand fleets, and enhance air connectivity in the region.
A Cebu Pacific Airbus A330neo sits on display at the 2022 Singapore Airshow. The Philippines carrier expects to take delivery of four of the widebodies this year. (Photo: Airbus)
A Cebu Pacific Airbus A330neo sits on display at the 2022 Singapore Airshow. The Philippines carrier expects to take delivery of four of the widebodies this year. (Photo: Airbus)

With Covid entry restrictions lifted and China’s scrapping of travel bans, the 10-member Association of Southeast Asia Nations (Asean) is rebuilding air connectivity for some 665 million inhabitants.

This month has seen Royal Brunei Airlines restore service to the Taiwanese capital Taipei with twice-weekly passenger service using an Airbus A320neo aircraft after suspending the route in March 2020. As the smallest Asean member, Brunei’s flight movements and passenger traffic is relatively modest; it recorded 4,732 flights and 375,417 travelers from January to October 2022, compared with 2,135 and 36,107 respectively, for the same 2021 period.

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