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Ginebra.- The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released November 2023 air travel performance data indicating that demand for air travel exceeded 99% of 2019 levels.
Total traffic in November 2023 (measured in paid passenger-kilometers or RPKs) increased 29.7% compared to November 2022. Worldwide, traffic is now at 99.1% of November 2019 levels.
International traffic increased 26.4% compared to November 2022. The Asia-Pacific region continued to report the strongest year-on-year results (+63.8%) and all regions showed improvement compared to the previous year. November 2023 international RPKs reached 94.5% of November 2019 levels.
Domestic traffic for November 2023 increased 34.8% compared to November 2022. Total domestic traffic for November 2023 was 6.7% above the November 2019 level. Growth was particularly strong in China (+272%) as it recovered from Covid travel restrictions that were still in place a year ago. U.S. domestic travel, benefiting from strong Thanksgiving vacation demand, reached a new high, expanding +9.1% over November 2019.
«We are inching closer and closer to surpassing 2019’s peak air travel year. Economic headwinds do not deter.
