{"id":60593,"date":"2025-01-31T19:35:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T19:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/aerospace\/global-air-passenger-demand-exceeds-pre-pandemic-levels-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T19:35:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T19:35:29","slug":"global-air-passenger-demand-exceeds-pre-pandemic-levels-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=60593","title":{"rendered":"Global air passenger demand exceeds pre-pandemic levels in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"


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International traffic increased by 13.6% from the previous year, while capacity grew by 12.8%. Credit: Shine Nucha\/Shutterstock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported a record high increase in global air passenger demand for the year 2024, with figures exceeding pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n

The total traffic, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), increased by 10.4% compared to 2023, and a 3.8% rise above the figures recorded in 2019.<\/p>\n

Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK), increased by 8.7%, while the overall load factor also reached a new high of 83.5%.<\/p>\n

International traffic saw a 13.6% rise over the previous year, with capacity expanding by 12.8%. Domestic traffic increased by 5.7% compared to 2023 with capacity rising by 2.5%.<\/p>\n

In 2024, international traffic surpassed the 2019 peak by 0.5%, with all regions experiencing growth, although capacity remained 0.9% lower than 2019 levels.<\/p>\n

Asia-Pacific airlines led the growth with a 26% increase in international traffic, despite international RPKs remaining 8.7% below 2019 levels.<\/p>\n

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