Passenger Demand Maintains Historic Growth Rates in 2013
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year traffic results for 2013 showing a 5.2% increase in passenger demand compared to 2012. The 2013 performance aligns with the average annual growth rate of the past 30 years. Capacity rose 4.8% and load factor averaged 79.5% up 0.4 percentage points over 2012. Demand in international markets […]
Passenger wakes up from flight to find himself in a locked, cold, dark and empty plane!
Imagine if you fell asleep on your flight and didn"™t wake up on landing. Take that a step further and imagine none of the passengers or crew had spotted you as they disembarked. They all leave, leaving you alone on the plane. Now spare a thought for Tom Wagner for whom this precise scenario happened. […]
Passenger Demand Moderates in November
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November 2013 showing a moderation in the pace of recent demand growth. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 4.1% compared to November 2012. This was slower than the 6.5% year-over-year growth recorded in October. In November capacity expanded by 6.1% which out-paced demand […]
Airlines Expect 31% Rise in Passenger Demand by 2017 930 Million More Passengers Compared to 2012
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released the IATA Airline Industry Forecast 2013-2017 showing that airlines expect to see a 31% increase in passenger numbers between 2012 and 2017. By 2017 total passenger numbers are expected to rise to 3.91 billion"”an increase of 930 million passengers over the 2.98 billion carried in 2012. The IATA […]
Passenger Demand Growth Stays Strong Record High Load Factor
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for August showing a strengthening of the healthy demand trend of the last few months. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 6.8% compared to August 2012. Capacity increases over the year-ago period lagged demand at 5.6%. This pushed the load factor to match the […]
Se inicia una nueva edición del Passenger Experiencie Regional Workshop
En el marco de una serie de talleres regionales organizados por la Asociación de Transporte Aéreo Internacional, IATA, se desarrollará una nueva edición del Passenger Experiencie Regional Workshop, actividad a realizarse entre el 3 y el 4 de julio en la ciudad de Sao Paulo, Brasil. El encuentro, cuyo el objetivo es el de promover […]
IATA Welcomes Comments on NDC Resolution, Urges US DOT Approval with Conditions
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), after reviewing nearly 400 comments filed by third parties, urged the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) to approve Passenger Services Conference Resolution 787, which formally launched IATA"™s initiative to establish a New Distribution Capability (NDC). NDC is an IATA-led, industry supported project to develop an XML-based data transmission […]
Core Principles for Passenger Rights Regulation
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) unanimously endorsed a set of core principles for governments to consider when adopting consumer protection regulation. The IATA AGM resolution (pdf) addresses a proliferation of uncoordinated and extra-territorial passenger rights legislation and regulation that is the cause of confusion among passengers. Some 50 countries […]
Passenger Traffic Shows Continued Strength
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for March showing strong demand growth led by emerging markets with all regions showing gains. Total traffic rose 5.9% compared to March 2012. Part of the rise may be attributable to traffic related to the Easter holiday, which occurred in March this year versus […]
