IATA announced that air traffic worldwide in June reached %94.2 of pre-covid 2019 levels, rose by 31.0 percent compared to the same month of previous year.
International traffic rose by 33.7 percent over June 2022 with all markets showing robust growth, reaching 88.2 percent of June 2019 levels, said IATA.
Meanwhile, domestic traffic rose by %27.2 in June compared to the same month in 2022 and by %5.1 over June 2019.
In the first half of the year, global traffic increased by %47.2 compared to same period of last year while domestic demand, increased by %33.3.
European airlines reported a %14 rise in traffic compared to June 2022 with capacity up by %12.6 and load factor by %1.1 to %87.8 – the second highest among the regions.
North American airline traffic rose by %23.3 in June 2023 compared to the 2022 period with capacity up by %19.5 and load factor by %2.7 percentage points to %90.2, the highest among the regions.
