This is the seventh consecutive month of double-digit year-over-year growth, according to the airline association
Global demand for commercial flights experienced an increase of 14.1% in June compared to the same month in 2023, driven by the beginning of the peak summer season in the northern hemisphere, indicated the International Air Transport Association (IATA). acronym in English).
According to monthly data from the airline association, international traffic grew by 12.3% compared to June 2023, while domestic traffic rose only 4.3%.
By region, June demand in Asia Pacific increased by 22.6%, maintaining its strong upward trend, and did so more modestly in other markets: 16.9% in Africa, 15.3% in Latin America , 9.6% in the Middle East or 9.1% in Europe, for example.
In large domestic markets, IATA highlighted “solid growth” in air demand overall, with Brazil recording the largest year-on-year increase (7.6%), while Australia and Japan were the only ones to record drops of 1 % and 0.2%, respectively. In addition, year-on-year domestic ticket sales for the months of July and August also fell by 0.9%, which, according to IATA, points to a gradual moderation in demand until returning to pre-pandemic growth rates.
«We have recorded an average occupancy of 85% in both national and international operations. Operating with such high load factors is good and difficult at the same time,” analyzed IATA Director General Willie Walsh, who recalled that this high occupancy collides with lower growth in air capacity.
Faced with this situation, the head of the airline association recalled the importance of working with the same levels of efficiency to “minimize delays and take travelers to their destinations on the scheduled date.”
He also highlighted the importance of air traffic in view of the celebration of the Olympic Games in France from July 26 to August 11, an event that, he assured, is “a great reminder of how aviation transforms our enormous world into a global community.” .
“The aviation industry is proud to continue supporting Olympic history by bringing together many of the athletes, fans and workers,” said Walsh.
