Positive trend remained strong throughout 2022 Over the course of 2022, global air passenger traffic gained momentum and recovered substantially as travel restrictions were taken down and passengers expressed a very strong willingness to travel, reports the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Passenger traffic recovered from 41.7% of 2019 volumes in 2021 to 68.5% in […]
Passenger Traffic
U.S. passenger traffic plunged to its lowest level since the mid-1980s
U.S. passenger airline traffic fell 60.1% in 2020 to the lowest number since 1984 as the COVID-19 pandemic devastated demand for air travel, the U.S. Transportation Department. Total passenger traffic reached 368 million in 2020, down from 922.6 million in 2019. The previous yearly low was 351.6 million in 1984, according to the DOT’s Bureau […]
ACI: Passenger growth +6.9% in May
Global passenger traffic in May continued the growth pattern seen over the past twelve months, reports Airports Councils International. Total passenger traffic increased by 6.9% compared to May of 2014, with international passenger traffic up 7.3% and domestic traffic up 6.7%. All regions reported gains in total passenger traffic, with Asia-Pacific and the Middle East […]
ACI: Passenger traffic increases by over 5% in April
Global passenger traffic increased by 5.6% for April 2015 compared to April 2014, reports Airports Council International. International passenger traffic grew by 4.8% year-over-year; with domestic traffic up by 6.4%. While all regions reported gains in passenger traffic, most of the buoyant activity in April stemmed from the emerging markets of Asia-Pacific, up 9.4%, the […]