Passenger demand (RPK) in March rose 76% over the same period last year, but was still 41% below the pre-pandemic level in 2019, the International Air Transport Association reported on Wednesday (4) (IATA, its acronym in English).
The entity warns, however, that this is the closest performance to the level before covid-19.
Domestic traffic in March this year grew 11.7% over the same period last year. Compared to March 2019, there was a drop of 23.2%. International demand in the month rose 285.3% over March 2021, but still remains 51.9% below the pre-pandemic level.
“With barriers to travel dropping in most locations, we see the long-awaited increase in pent-up demand. Unfortunately, we are also seeing long delays at many airports, which have insufficient resources to deal with the growing numbers. This must be addressed urgently to avoid thwarting consumer enthusiasm for air travel.”
The traffic of airlines in Latin America, in March, grew 239.9% compared to the same month of 2021. “The region has benefited from the end of bankruptcy proceedings of some of the main airlines”, says Iata.
Capacity for the month increased 173.2% and load factor increased 15.8 percentage points to 80.3%, the highest among regions for the 18th consecutive month.
“The continued recovery in air travel is excellent news for the global economy. Unfortunately, some government actions are emerging as the main impediments to recovery.
Source: CNN Brasil
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