IATA: Nov Passenger Demand Up 5.7%; U.S. Alone Declines


   
Barani Krishnan
DTN Refined Fuels Market Reporter

   SECAUCUS, NJ (DTN) - Global air passenger demand rose 5.7% year-on-year in 
November, with North America seeing the smallest growth and the U.S. being the 
only domestic market to shrink, the International Air Traffic Association 
(IATA) reported Thursday (1/8).

   The 4% year-on-year growth in North American air passenger volumes last 
month trailed all regions from Africa to Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin 
America-Caribbean and the Middle East, IATA data showed. The top three regions 
were Africa, which witnessed an 11.2% expansion followed by the Middle East at 
9.6% and Asia Pacific at 9.3%.

   In the domestic passenger market, the U.S. experienced a 1.8% slide in 
volumes as Brazil led with a 8.3% growth, followed by India with 7.7%  and 
China with 6.3%.

   "Domestic U.S. traffic was the only major market to see a fall in demand, 
perhaps due to the government shutdown," IATA Director General Willie Walsh 
said in a statement, highlighting the data.

   The U.S. federal government was shutdown between October and mid-November 
due to funding issues.

   Global passenger load factors also hit a record high of 83.7% year-on-year 
in November as carriers accommodated growing passenger demand despite 
constraints in airplane supply, IATA said.

    




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