Full-year 2024 air demand, as measured in revenue passenger kilometers, set records for both domestic and international traffic, according to the International Air Transport Association.
Total 2024 traffic increased 10.4 percent year over year and was 3.8 percent above the pre-pandemic levels of 2019, according to IATA. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers, was up 8.7 percent compared with 2023. Overall passenger load factor reached 83.5 percent, a record for full-year traffic.
The Asia-Pacific region logged the largest percentage 2024 demand increase at 16.9 percent year over year and largest percentage capacity increase at 12.3 percent versus 2023. Regional passenger load factors surpassed 80 percent for all but…




























