The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published the November 2025 figures for worldwide passenger traffic. The main highlights are:
- Total revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) increased by 5.7 % year‑on‑year.
- Available seat kilometres (ASK) grew by 5.4 % YoY.
- The overall load factor reached a record 83.7 %, up 0.3 percentage points.
International traffic rose 7.7 %, while domestic traffic grew 2.7 %. Regional performance varied:
- Asia‑Pacific: RPK + 7.8 %, ASK + 6.8 %, load factor 85.4 %.
- Europe: RPK + 6.1 %, ASK + 5.4 %, load factor 86.0 %.
- North America: RPK + 0.1 %, ASK + 1.4 %, load factor 80.3 % (down 1.1 ppt).
- Middle East: RPK + 9.5 %, ASK + 9.2 %, load factor 81.5 %.
- Latin America & Caribbean: RPK + 3.9 %, ASK + 3.9 %, load factor 84.2 %.
- Africa: RPK + 12.6 %, ASK + 9.1 %, load factor 75.1 % – the strongest YoY growth.
Among domestic markets, Brazil and India recorded the fastest demand increases, while the United States saw a slight decline, partly linked to a recent government shutdown.
“November 2025 demonstrated robust demand, with load factors hitting a new record of 83.7 %. Airlines are still constrained by limited capacity caused by supply‑chain bottlenecks in aircraft production. The backlog of more than 17 000 aircraft orders that we reached in 2025 must be tackled in 2026,” said Willie Walsh, IATA Director General.
Source: www.iata.org
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