KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) — Total air passenger demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), declined 2.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in May 2026, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). However, it said that, excluding the Middle East, demand grew 0.7 per cent y-o-y during the month. “Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK), decreased 2.3 per cent y-o-y. The load factor was 83.5 per cent, an increase of 0.1 percentage point (ppt) compared with May 2025, a record high for May,” it said in a statement. On international demand, IATA said it fell 1.6 per […]

Global air passenger demand fell 2.2% in May as Middle East carriers posted a 28.4% drop on the impact of regional war. Find out how the decline eased from April and where European and Latin American airlines are posting record growth.

KUALA LUMPUR: Total demand, measured by revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) increased by 6.6 per cent in October 2025 compared to last year while available seat kilometres (ASK) increased by 5.8 per cent year-on-year. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in a statement today, the load factor in October recorded 0.7 percentage points higher at 84.6 percent compared to October 2024. Its director general Willie Walsh said October was a promising month for air travel, especially following international traffic growth of 4.5 percent for North American-based airlines after its performance had been flat for several months. “The trend for […]

Global air passenger demand sees 4% growth in July  Namibia Economist

[Namibia Economist] African airlines are back in growth territory, experiencing a significant surge in passenger demand in April after two consecutive months of decline. This positive trend was revealed in the latest air market passenger analysis for April 2025 by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Airports saw a significant gap between traffic and revenue in 2023. The post Airports See Passenger Numbers Recover Though Revenue Lags: ACI World Reports first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.