World’s Airlines Extend Robust Traffic Gains
Middle East airlines led all regions in international passenger traffic growth and gains in cargo carriage in October.
Middle East airlines led all regions in international passenger traffic growth and gains in cargo carriage in October.

October airline traffic statistics published by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) last week showed substantial growth in virtually every region of the world, as global revenue passenger kilometers rose 6.6 percent compared with the same month a year earlier and 5.2 percent over September’s results. Even the cargo market resumed its fragile recovery in October, generating a 4-percent increase in freight ton kilometers.