IATA: Asia-Pacific continues to lead airline recovery

IATA: Asia-Pacific continues to lead airline recovery Asian carriers have led global growth

The International Air Transport Association has released June passenger demand figures showing year-on-year growth of six per cent.

The robust growth, measured in revenue passenger kilometers, is ahead of the 4.8 per cent demand growth reported over the first six months of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.

It is also ahead of the 5.6 per cent expansion in capacity for June over the previous year.

This pushed the passenger load factor to 81.7 per cent.

While the strong growth trend was reflected in all regions it should be noted that Asia-Pacific airlines were responsible for half of the increase in RPKs from May to June.

Due to the volatility of Asia-Pacific performance it is too early to say if this acceleration marks a trend for the rest of the year.

European airlines were another highlight of the month.

They reported a second consecutive month of solid growth (4.8 per cent) reflecting an easing in recessionary conditions in the Eurozone and an improvement in business and consumer confidence.

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