Asian air passenger traffic faltered for the fourth consecutive month in May as air travel demand buckled under the pressure of the coronavirus pandemic, preliminary data released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines showed June 25. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Asia Pacific airlines carried 785,000 international passengers in May, marking a 97.5% plunge year on year. The slump in demand, combined with a 92.5% fall in available seat capacity, led to a decline in the average international passenger load factor to just 28.40% in May from 78.80% a year earlier, AAPA added. Air cargo market was similarly weak, and air cargo demand — as measured in freight tonne kilometers — fell by 19% year on year. […]