Airline industry expected to achieve higher profit in 2025

The global airline industry is expected to see a “slight” rise in profit in 2025 despite “ongoing cost and supply chain challenges”, according to industry association IATA.

IATA’s latest forecast predicts a net profit for the airline industry of $36.6 billion next year, which compares to an expected profit of $31.5 billion in 2024. Despite this projected increase in profitability in 2025, it still only represents a profit margin of 3.6 per cent (up from a margin of 3.3 per cent this year).

Average net profit per passenger is forecast to be $7 in 2025, which would be an improvement on 2024’s expected profit of $6.4 per passenger but still down on 2023’s figure of $7.9 per passenger.

The association also forecasts that…