In July, passenger growth, expressed in RPK (revenue/passenger/km) rose, according to the latest official figures from IATAby almost 130% compared with last year. But the statistics can be misleading. After all, growth is still at half-mast compared with 2019. The improvement is certainly visible compared with the first few months of the year.
Nevertheless, IATA notes that number of passengers expressed in RPK is still 53.1% lower than in July 2019.
Europe back in the black
Europe's airlines continued to recover. Encouraging results thanks to the lifting - or at least...
In July, passenger growth, expressed in RPK (revenue/passenger/km) rose, according to the latest official figures from IATAby almost 130% compared with last year. But the statistics can be misleading. After all, growth is still at half-mast compared with 2019. The improvement is certainly visible compared with the first few months of the year.
Nevertheless, IATA notes that number of passengers expressed in RPK is still 53.1% lower than in July 2019.
Europe back in the black
Europe's airlines continued to recover. These encouraging results are due to the lifting - or at least the easing - of restrictions on foreign travel. But it's also due to the holiday season and the irrepressible need for northern Europeans to find a bit of sunshine in the south of the continent. The number of passengers expressed in RPK has progressed from one year to the next of 121.2%with aircraft load factors climbing from 9.4 points to reach 72,5%. Looking ahead to July 2019, the passenger numbers are still down by 56.5%. The occupancy rate is 16.5 points lower than in 2019.
The Americas in the ascendancy
And yet it was not Europe that posted the best performances in July. According to the IATA barometer, it was Latin America is the champion continent in every category growth. Passenger numbers jumped from 572,3% (expressed in RPK), while the fill rate reached 79.3%.
In terms of occupancy rates, theNorth America in the lead in July. The average is 84,1% This was due to strong demand on US domestic routes, as well as strong leisure traffic between the United States and Mexico. Passenger numbers in North America rose by 254.81TP3Q.
Asia adrift
Note that the Middle East back in colour tooWith the resumption of connections to Europe and transfer traffic - in particular to the entire Gulf region, but also to Africa and a number of Asian destinations. Passenger traffic in July was 227.7% higher than in 2020.. However, the load factor was relatively low at 51.3%.
The only region that continues to struggle is Asia. July saw a rise in the number of in passenger numbers, up 33.1%. We can see that this growth remains well below that of other continents. If we compare the situation with the figures for 2019, air traffic in Asia remains less than 94%. A disaster for local hauliers, who still see no real improvement on the horizon...
