Global air travel at 99% of pre-covid level, says IATA

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New Delhi: The latest air travel data for November has revealed that global air travel has reached 99% of pre-covid levels with Asia-Pacific leading the recovery path, International Air Transport Association has said..

International traffic rose 26.4% as compared to November 2022 and the Asia-Pacific region continued to report the strongest year-over-year increase, as per IATA..

Asia-Pacific airlines witnessed a 63.8% rise in November traffic compared to November 2022, which was the strongest year-over-year rate among the regions..

IATA measures air traffic in Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPK), a key figure that indicates the number of kilometers travelled by paying passengers..

Internationally, African airlines also showed strong recovery in November at 22.1% growth, Latin American airlines at 20%, then Middle Eastern airlines at 18.6%, European airlines at 14.8%, and North American carriers at 14.3%...

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