IATA
02 September 2025
Market Analysis report from IATA for July 2025
Air Passenger
Slight improvement in July passenger traffic...
- Industry-wide Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPK) increased 4.0% year-on-year (YoY) in July, up from the 3.2% YoY growth in June.
- The industry-wide Passenger Load Factor (PLF) was one of the highest on record for the month of July, at 85.5%.
- Airlines from all regions showed growth, led by Latin America and the Caribbean at 7.2% YoY.
- Global domestic traffic experienced a third consecutive month of deceleration, gaining 1.8% YoY.
- Industry-wide international traffic expanded 5.3% YoY, with the international RPK of carriers from North America, Middle East and Africa returning to positive territory from their June contractions.
- The number of passenger flights scheduled worldwide is expected to expand by 1.8% YoY in August and 2.0% in September.
IATA - Sustainability & Economics Newsletter - July 2025 - IATA - 01 Sept 2025