Ep 96: The Outlook for Airlines, Airports & Aviation in ASEAN, with Mayur Patel

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29 Sep 2021 • 36m13s

Airlines have been severely impacted by South East Asia’s long and ongoing border shutdowns. So what happens next in the aviation sector?

On today’s show, Gary and Hannah chat with Singapore-based Mayur “Mac” Patel, who is Regional Sales Director of OAG.

In a broad-ranging interview, we discuss the year so far for airlines and airports, and look ahead at the prospects for the final quarter of 2021, and 2022.

Will the hoped-for mutual recognition of vaccine certifications actually happen, and will that help rebuild confidence in air travel?

We also assess the magnitude of disruption for airline network planners and airport traffic over the past 18 months. What strategy shifts are national carriers and LCCs considering?

And how important are domestic networks?

Plus, will we see more new airlines taking off across South East Asia and Asia Pacific?

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