Air Travel Demand Remains Strong January 2023 – IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced recovery in air travel demand continued based on January 2023 traffic results.

The Total traffic in January 2023 (measured in RPKs) rose 67.0% compared to January 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 84.2% of January 2019 levels.

African airlines’ traffic rose 124.8% in January 2023 versus a year ago. January capacity was up 82.5% and the load factor climbed 13.9 percentage points to 73.7%, the lowest among regions.