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October data "bodes well" for post-pandemic recovery; IATA update
December 2nd 2022
International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general, Willie Walsh, said there are ongoing positive signs in the recovery of air passenger demand. Read More » Figures from the airline lobby group record revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) rose 44.6% in October compared with the same month in 2021. In the Asia-Pacific, the RPK improvement was 36.8%, the best results of all regions reported. “Traditionally, by October we are into the slower autumn travel season in the Northern Hemisphere, so it is very reassuring to see demand and forward bookings continue to be so strong,” Walsh said. “It bodes well for the coming winter season and the ongoing recovery.” October domestic traffic was 77.9% of pre-COVID-19 levels and international RPKs came in at 72.1% against October 2019, IATA said. Of note was a 57% decline in domestic RPKs in China compared with the same month in 2021, a Mainland result that is 69.4% below pre-pandemic October three years ago.
