Airlines report increase in August passenger demand - TravelMole


Airlines report increase in August passenger demand

Tuesday, 07 Oct, 2016 0

Global demand for flights increased in August year-on-year, although the 4.6% climb represents a slowdown from the 6.4% increase recorded the previous month.

August capacity, measured in available seat kilometres, increased by 5.8%, and load factor slipped 0.9 percentage points to 83.8%, according to IATA.

The association said fears of terrorism in Europe are still putting off international travellers, although Europeans are appearing to be more resilient.

IATA director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said: "Growth in passenger demand dipped to 4.6%. While that’s disappointing compared to the previous month’s performance, it is still healthy growth.

"And although terrorist attacks in Europe have dampened demand, the impact is ebbing."

All regions recorded increases, measured in total revenue passenger kilometres, but growth was dominated by airlines in the Middle East, up 6.5%.

Asia-Pacific airlines’ August traffic climbed 5.6%, although there are signs Asian travellers are continuing to be put-off by recent terrorism in Europe.

Traffic on Europe-Asia routes grew just 1.5% in July, the most recent month for which route-specific figures are available, while international traffic growth on routes within Asia accelerated to 9.9%.

European carriers saw August demand climb 3.3% year-on-year.  Capacity rose 5.1%, which caused load factor to drop 1.6 percentage points to 86.6%, which still was the highest among regions.

North American airlines’ international demand rose 1.8% compared to August a year ago.

Latin American airlines experienced a 6.7% demand rise compared to the same month last year, helped by strong demand on international routes within the region, spurred in part by the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

Demand for domestic travel climbed 4.3% in August compared to August 2015, which was slightly exceeded by a 4.4% increase in capacity. Load factor slid 0.1 percentage points to 83.6%.

In the domestic passenger market, all markets reported demand increases with the exception of Brazil and Russia. Average demand was up 4.3%, with India and China reporting double-digit rises.



 

profileimage

Lisa

Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.



Most Read

Walt Leger on New Orleans’ Resilience and Major Events Ahead

Cindy Mackin Shares Estes Park’s Winter Thrills

Mark Jaronski of Explore Georgia on FIFA World Cup 2026

Connecting Small Businesses to Global Tourism Markets: Nate Huff of Tourism Exchange

North Carolina’s Resilience: Wit Tuttell on Recovery and Tourism

Kittipong Prapattong’s Plan for Thailand’s Tourism Growth: Taxes, Visas, and Campaigns

James Jin: Didatravel’s Journey from China to Global Reach and the Impact of AI on Travel

Darien Schaefer on Pensacola’s Evolution: From Small Town to Global Destination

Florida Tourism’s Next Frontier: Dana Young on Expanding Beyond the Classics

Patrick Harrison on Tampa Bay Tourism’s Resilience and Marketing Strategy

Bubba O’Keefe on Clarksdale’s Vibrant Music Scene

Commemorating Elvis and Embracing Tupelo’s Culture with Jennie Bradford Curlee
TRAINING & COMPETITION

Our emails to you has bounced travelmole.com Or You can change your email from your profile Setting Section

Your region selection will be saved in your cookie for future visits. Please enable your cookie for TravelMole.com so this dialog box will not come up again.

Price Based Country test mode enabled for testing United States (US). You should do tests on private browsing mode. Browse in private with Firefox, Chrome and Safari