IATA: September Passenger Demand Provides Solid End to Third Quarter

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the strong post-pandemic passenger traffic trend continued in September, with total traffic (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rising by 30.1% compared to September 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 97.3% of pre-COVID levels.  Domestic traffic hit a new high for the month of September, as traffic rose 28.3% versus September 2022 and exceeded the September 2019 level by 5.0%.  International traffic climbed 31.2% compared to the same month a year ago. All markets saw double-digit percentage gains year on year. International RPKs reached 93.1% of September 2019 levels.  “The third quarter