IATA: Passenger demand grows during July

Data released by IATA shows that total passenger demand grew by 8% during the month of July, when compared to the same month of 2023. Similarly total capacity also saw an increase – up by 7.4% – when compared to July 2023. In addition to demand and capacity, July load factor saw an increase of 0.5 percentage points to 86%. Commenting on the month, Willie Walsh, IATA’s general director added: “July was another positive month. In fact, passenger demand hit an all-time high for the industry and in all regions except Africa, despite significant disruption caused by the CrowdStrike IT