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IATA reports global air passenger demand up 45.8% in April
June 2nd 2023
Air travel revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) improved by 45.8% in April from the same month a year earlier, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. Read More » Compared with pre-pandemic levels, the results were 90.5% of RPKs recorded in the same month in 2019. In the Asia-Pacific, RPKs soared 170.8% year-on-year for the reported 30 days, the airline lobby group said, led by the reopening of China to international visitors and ongoing recovery in a number of other markets in the region. “April continued the strong traffic trend we saw in the 2023 first quarter," IATA director general, Willie Walsh, said. "The easing of inflation and rising consumer confidence in most OECD countries combined with declining jet fuel prices, suggests sustained strong air travel demand and moderating cost pressures."
