On October 8, the International Air Transport Association released regular data on global air passenger demand for August 2026: total air passenger demand fell 0.8% compared to August 2025. Excluding the Middle East, demand increased 0.6%. Total capacity increased 0.3% year over year. The passenger load rate was 85.1%, down 0.9 percentage points from August 2025.

Zhitongcaijing · 3d ago
On October 8, the International Air Transport Association released regular data on global air passenger demand for August 2026: total air passenger demand fell 0.8% compared to August 2025. Excluding the Middle East, demand increased 0.6%. Total capacity increased 0.3% year over year. The passenger load rate was 85.1%, down 0.9 percentage points from August 2025.