Passenger demand growth accelerates to 10 per cent in January

Global passenger demand experienced a robust increase in January, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), rose by 10 per cent compared to January 2024, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK), increased by 7.1 per cent year-on-year.  

This led to an all-time high January load factor of 82.1 per cent, which represents a rise of 2.2 percentage points from