IATA: ME Air Traffic Plummets 96.1 Percent in June

IATA: ME Air Traffic Plummets 96.1 Percent in June

Middle Eastern airlines traffic collapsed 96.1 per cent for June against June 2019, compared with a 97.7 per cent demand drop in May.

According to figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), capacity contracted 91.1 per cent, and load factor crumbled to 33.3 per cent, down 43.1 per cent percentage points compared to a year ago.

 

International traffic for the month of June shrank by 96.8 per cent compared to June 2019, only slightly improved over a 98.3 per cent decline in May, year-over-year. Capacity fell 93.2 per cent and load factor contracted 44.7 percentage points to 38.9 per cent. African airlines and North American airlines recorded the steepest traffic declines, -98.1 per cent and -97.2 per cent, respectively.

 

Domestic traffic demand also fell 67.6 per cent in June, improved from a 78.4 per cent decline in May. Capacity fell 55.9 per cent and load factor dropped 22.8 percentage points to 62.9 per cent.

 

Global passenger traffic data for June showed that the recovery in traffic has been slower than had been expected. In the base case scenario:

“¢ Global passenger traffic (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) will not return to pre-Covid-19 levels until 2024, a year later than previously projected.

“¢ The recovery