Passenger Traffic Demand Growth Easing - IATA
airwise | October 05, 2017
The growth in global passenger traffic demand continued in August, but IATA warned that the upward trend in seasonally-adjusted traffic is easing. Global demand in August was 7.2 percent higher than the same month last year, with all regions returning strong increases. Asia Pacific topped the regional growth list with a 9.0 percent increase in RPK traffic, Latin America added 7.5 percent and Europe grew by 7.0 percent. North America returned a 6.0 percent increase in demand.