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IATA publishes worldwide air transport data for the month of February 2023
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Rafael Ramos
4/6/2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published worldwide air transport data for the month of February 2023, following the increased demand for air travel after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Domestic demand already shows levels close to those recorded before the pandemic, in February 2019. The number was 97.2%, measured in RPK. This number is 25.2% higher than in the same period last year.
International traffic also had a good level, but still below domestic traffic. The registered number was 77.5% compared to the same period in 2019, representing an increase of almost 90% compared to last year.
These numbers led to total air traffic up 84.9% compared to the period before the pandemic, an increase of 55.5% compared to last year.
“Despite uncertain economic signs, demand for air travel remains strong around the world and particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. The industry is now around 15% below 2019 demand levels and that gap is narrowing by the month,” said Willie Walsh, IATA Director General.
International seat capacity also grew, but more modestly, at 53.5%, bringing the passenger occupancy rate to 77.7%. Passenger load factors in international markets increased by 14.8 percentage points compared to the previous year, remaining 1.9 percentage points below pre-pandemic load factors.
IATA provides more detailed data by world region. Click on the external link to access the full report.
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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