The demand for air transport increased by 10% in January with respect to the same month of 2024, thanks to factors such as the growth of the sector in Asia-Pacific, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Thursday.
The airline coalition indicated in a statement that international demand increased to a greater extent (12.4% year -on -year) than that of domestic flights (6.1%), with an average rate of occupation of the aircraft of 82% in both cases, a figure never seen in the first month of the year.
This occupation, however, is a symptom of persistent problems in facilitating the offer in the air sector, the Iata Director, Willie Walsh, stressed in the statement.
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Asia-Pacific saw an increase in air transport of 16.1%
“The airlines are doing a good job when accommodating the growing demand against the restrictions that continue in the fleet and infrastructure,” he said.
The demand in January increased by 16.1% in Asia-Pacific, 15% in Africa, 9.6% in the Middle East, 7.9% in Latin America, 7.4% in Europe and 3.4% in Latin America.
In large domestic markets, the greatest year -on -year increases in the first month of the year were registered in India (17.1%), Japan (12%) and China (10%).
With EFE information
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