India, July 31 -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for June 2026 global passenger demand:
Global Overview
- Total demand (RPK): v 1.7% YoY
- Capacity (ASK): v 1.3% YoY
- Load factor: 84.2% (-0.4 ppt)
- Key driver: Domestic declines in China, US, Japan + weak Middle East recovery.
International Markets
- Overall demand: v 0.9% YoY
- Excluding Middle East: ^ 1.1% YoY
- Capacity: v 0.6% YoY
- Load factor: 84.2% (-0.2 ppt)
Regional highlights:
- Asia-Pacific: ^ 0.4% demand; short-haul routes cut due to fuel costs.
- Europe: ^ 1.5% demand; Europe-Asia corridor ^ 11% (fastest growth).
- North America: v 1.0% demand; load factor 86.9%.
- Middle East: v 14% demand; war in Iran still weighing heavily.
- Latin America: ^ 3.5% demand; capacity ^ 6.3%.
- Africa: ^ 6.7% demand; capacity ^ 7.0%.
Domestic Markets
- Overall demand: v 3.0% YoY
- Capacity: v 2.4% YoY
- Load factor: 84.0% (-0.5 ppt)
Country breakdown:
- China: v 5.2% demand; load factor 82.2%.
- Japan: v 3.8% demand; load factor 75.8%.
- US: v 1.2% demand; load factor 85.5%.
- Brazil: ^ 0.9% demand but load factor v 2.5 ppt.
- India: Slight v 0.5% demand; load factor 85.5%.
- Australia: Flat demand; load factor 81.1%.
Industry Context
- Fuel prices remain the biggest burden, pushing airlines to......
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