IATA Reports Strong Passenger Demand in September
Composite airline traffic load factor reaches 80.3 percent.
Price stimulation resulted in a 26.3-percent spike in domestic traffic in India. (Photo: Airbus)
Price stimulation resulted in a 26.3-percent spike in domestic traffic in India. (Photo: Airbus)

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported on Tuesday that global passenger traffic demand grew 5.3 percent in September compared with the same period a year earlier. This statistic reflects a positive growth trend for passenger demand even though the performance didn’t quite match August’s year-over-year rise of 6.3 percent, said IATA. September capacity rose 5.1 percent and load factor rose 0.2 percentage points, to 80.3 percent.