NEW DELHI: Vistara, which had started flying in January 2015 and reported its first operationally profitable quarter in October-December 2022, has seen its highest ever revenue per seat km (RASK) — or yield/ticket prices in simple terms — in the October-December 2022 period when travel rebounded big time post Omicron.

Stocks in the tourism, aviation and pharmaceutical sectors are the major beneficiaries of China's announcement to allow group tours to visit 20 countries effective as of Feb 6, analysts said.

Sophia Ong, owner of a small eatery in China's tourist beach hotspot Sanya, thought she would be ideally placed to reap the benefits of the country scapping its zero-COVID policy in December last year.

Emirates has increased its service in Australia, while ACCC believes the cost of airfares should soon return to pre-COVID levels.

Asian emerging markets trickled back to life on Wednesday after the Lunar New Year holiday, with the baht dipping ahead of a central bank policy rate decision, while Singapore shares hit a near nine-month high ahead of inflation data.

New York (AFP) - Persistent supply chain woes and staffing issues led to another quarterly loss at Boeing, but the company on Wednesday confirmed its 2023 outlook amid strong aviation demand.