{"id":12358,"date":"2024-07-08T16:32:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=12358"},"modified":"2024-07-08T16:32:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:32:26","slug":"african-airlines-see-14-1-rise-in-demand-for-passenger-travel-in-may-2024-iata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/african-airlines-see-14-1-rise-in-demand-for-passenger-travel-in-may-2024-iata\/","title":{"rendered":"African airlines see 14.1% rise in demand for passenger travel in May 2024\u00a0-IATA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

African airlines<\/strong> saw a 14.1% year-on-year increase in demand and capacity was up 8.2% year- on-year, according to figures released by the international Air Transport Association (IATA.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0load\u00a0factor\u00a0rose\u00a0to\u00a072.3%\u00a0(+3.7ppt\u00a0compared\u00a0to\u00a0May\u00a02023).\u00a0This was\u00a0the\u00a0fastest increase in load factor among all regions, although Africa still has the lowest load factor\u00a0overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By comparison, the global airline industry reported \u00a010.7% rise in demand for passenger travel compared to May 2023 levels (14.6% increase for international travel and 4.7% for domestic flights). \u00a0The global average load factor 83.4% (up by 1.7 percentage points on May 2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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