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ME effect lingered in May but air demand resilient
Total global passenger demand for air travel, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), was down 2.2% in May compared to May 2025, reports the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
IATA boss search
The IATA Board of Governors plans to review recommendations for who should be the association’s next director general before the end of June if everything goes to plan,
Heathrow let us down, says IATA
Last week’s closing of Heathrow is ‘yet another case’ of Heathrow letting down both travellers and airlines, according to Willie Walsh, IATA’s director general.
Air travel running hot
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says total global passenger demand in August 2024 was up 8.6% compared to August 2023.
Air traffic just behind 2019
May 2023 traffic data shows continued strong growth in air travel demand with figures nudging 2019 levels, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Total traffic in May 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) rose 39.1% compared to May 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 96.1% of May 2019 (pre-pandemic) levels.
Air travel continues to surge
The strong growth in air travel demand is continuing based on just released February 2023 traffic results, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Total traffic in February 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) rose 55.5% compared to February 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 84.9% of February 2019 levels.
Omicron response 'unfortunate'
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the recovery in air travel continued in October 2021 with broad-based improvements in both domestic and international markets. However, it warned that the imposition of travel bans by governments, against the advice of the WHO, could threaten the sector’s recovery.
Total demand for air travel in October 2021 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was down 49.4% compared to October 2019. This was improved over the 53.3% fall recorded in September 2021, compared to two years earlier.
Positive signs but travel still symied
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says that both international and domestic travel demand showed marginal improvements in May 2021, compared to the prior month. However it adds that recovery in international traffic in particular continues to be stymied by extensive government travel restrictions.
