Passenger Growth Slows to 2.6 percent in June

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released


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Passenger Growth Slows to 2.6 percent in June

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for June 2025 global passenger demand with the following highlights:

  • Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was up 2.6% compared to June 2024. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (ASK), was also up 3.4% year-on-year. The June load factor was 84.5% (-0.6 ppt compared to June 2024).
  • International demand rose 3.2% compared to June 2024. Capacity was up 4.2% year-on-year, and the load factor was 84.4% (-0.8 ppt compared to June 2024).
  • Domestic demand increased 1.6% compared to June 2024. Capacity was up 2.1% year-on-year. The load factor was 84.7% (-0.4 ppt compared to June 2024).

 

“In June, demand for air travel grew by 2.6%. That’s a slower pace than we have seen in previous months and reflects disruptions around military conflict in the Middle East. With demand growth lagging the 3.4% capacity expansion, load factors dipped 0.6 percentage points from their all-time record-high levels. At 84.5% globally, however, load factors are still very strong. And with a modest 1.8% capacity growth visible in August schedules, load factors over the Northern summer are unlikely to stray far from their recent historic highs,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General.

 

Air passenger market in detail - June 2025

 

 

 

 

World
share, %
1

 

June 2025 (year-on-year, %)

 

 

 

RPK

ASK

PLF (%-pt)

PLF (level)

TOTAL MARKET

100

 

2.6

3.4

-0.6

84.5

Africa

2.2

 

0.8

1.5

-0.6

74.6

Asia Pacific

33.5

 

5.0

4.7

0.3

83.0

Europe

26.7

 

2.2

2.6

-0.3

87.8

Latin America and Caribbean

5.3

 

7.9

9.6

-1.3

82.9

Middle East

9.4

 

-0.2

1.6

-1.4

78.3

North America

22.9

 

0.1

2.1

-1.7

86.4

1 % of industry RPK in 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

International Passenger Markets by Region 

International RPK growth reached 3.2% in June year-on-year, but load factor fell across all regions as capacity growth outstripped demand. The steepest fall in RPK growth from May was in the Middle East, where international traffic contracted 0.4% year-on-year, impacted by military conflict. 

 

Asia-Pacific airlines achieved a 7.2% year-on-year increase in demand. Capacity increased 7.5% year-on-year, and the load factor was 82.9% (-0.2 ppt compared to June 2024). 

 

European carriers had a 2.8% year-on-year increase in demand. Capacity increased 3.3% year-on-year, and the load factor was 87.4% (-0.4 ppt compared to June 2024). 

 

North American carriers saw a 0.3% year-on-year fall in demand. Capacity increased 2.2% year-on-year, and the load factor was 86.9% (-2.2 ppt compared to June 2024). 

 

Middle Eastern carriers saw a 0.4% year-on-year decrease in demand. Capacity increased 1.1% year-on-year, and the load factor was 78.7% (-1.2 ppt compared to June 2024). Military conflict particularly impacted traffic on routes to North America (-7.0% year-on-year) and Europe (-4.4% year-on-year).

 

Latin American airlines saw a 9.3% year-on-year increase in demand. Capacity climbed 11.8% year-on-year. The load factor was 83.3% (-1.9 ppt compared to June 2024).

 

African airlines saw a 0.3% year-on-year decrease in demand. Capacity was up 0.3% year-on-year. The load factor was 74.6% (-0.5 ppt compared to June 2024). The decline in African load factor may be due to increased competition from European and Middle Eastern carriers.

 

 

Domestic Passenger Markets 

Domestic RPK rose 1.6% over June 2024 and load factor fell by 0.4 ppt to 84.7% on the back of a 2.1% capacity expansion. Brazil was the standout performer, and the US domestic market saw a very slight expansion for the first time in four months.

 

 

World
share, %
1

 

June 2025 (year-on-year, %)

 

 

 

 

RPK

ASK

PLF (%-pt)

PLF (level)

 

Domestic

38.2

 

1.6

2.1

-0.4

84.7

 

Dom. Australia

0.8

 

0.9

1.5

-0.5

81.1

 

Dom. Brazil

1.1

 

14.7

17.0

-1.7

83.0

 

Dom. China P.R.

11.3

 

3.8

3.0

0.6

83.1

 

Dom. India

1.7

 

5.4

9.0

-2.9

84.3

 

Dom. Japan

1.0

 

2.9

-0.3

2.3

75.3

 

Dom. United States

14.4

 

 

0.1

1.8

-1.5

86.0

 

1 % of industry RPK in 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

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