Global air travel forecast to bounce back by mid-2023 as China reopens
全球航空客运量预计将在今年年中恢复疫情前水平
World’s second-largest jet lessor expects revival despite shortage of new jets
尽管新飞机短缺，但全球第二大客机租赁商Avolon仍预计航空业将在今年年中复苏。
The reopening of China to international travel will help propel global air traffic to pre-pandemic levels by the middle of this year, according to one of the world’s largest aircraft leasing companies, even as a shortage of new jets continues to hobble the industry’s full recovery.
全球最大的飞机租赁公司之一表示，中国重新开放国际旅行将有助于推动全球航空客运量在今年年中达到疫情前水平，尽管新飞机供应短缺继续阻碍该行业的全面复苏。
Avolon, the world’s second-largest jet lessor, said that after a “70 per cent recovery in passenger traffic last year led by . . . Europe and North America, Asia will drive growth in 2023, helped by the recent reopening in China”.
全球第二大喷气式飞机租赁公司Avolon表示：“去年客运量在欧洲和北美的带动下恢复了70%，而亚洲将推动2023年的增长，这得益于最近中国的重新开放”。
For every two seats of airline capacity added worldwide, one is in Asia, according to a report published by Avolon on Monday.
Avolon周一发布的一份报告显示，全球航空运力每增加两个座位，就有一个在亚洲。
