IATA data for global passenger demand for May shows that total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres, was up 10.7% compared with May 2023.
Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometres, was up 8.5% year-on-year. The May load factor was 83.4% (a 1.7 percentage point increase compared with May 2023), a record high for May.
International demand rose 14.6% compared with May last year and capacity was up 14.1% year-on-year while the load factor improved to 82.8% (an increase of 0.3 percentage points on May 2023).
Domestic demand rose 4.7% compared with May 2023, capacity was up 0.1% year-on-year and the load factor was 84.5% (up 3.8 percentage points).
African airlinessaw a 14.1% year-on-year increase in demand. Capacity was up 8.2% year-on-year. The load factor rose to 72.3% (up 3.7 percentage points). This was the fastest increase in load factor among all regions, although Africa still has the lowest load factor overall.
