A slew of blowout earnings across Asia’s aviation sector, including records at Singapore Airlines Ltd. and Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., herald a triumphant return after three brutal years of Covid-19. Yet darker clouds are brewing in an important slice of the industry that should spur airlines to rethink their approach to one of the most contentious aspects of flying: luggage.
As passengers whip out their frequent-flyer cards for the first time in years, many have found that points expired or travel patterns changed. Securing these returnees ought to be a major goal of airline executives. Auspiciously, a cheap path for doing so is opening up ahead of them in the confluence of two unrelated developments in aviation.
