IATA reports February global air passenger traffic up 55.5% year-over-year

The International Air Transport Association, or IATA, announced earlier what it called "continued strong growth in air travel demand," based on February 2023 traffic results. Total traffic in February, measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs, rose 55.5% compared to February 2022. "Globally, traffic is now at 84.9% of February 2019 levels," the IATA said. Domestic traffic for February rose 25.2% compared to the year-ago period. Total February 2023 domestic traffic was at 97.2% of the February 2019 level. International traffic climbed 89.7% versus February 2022 with all markets recording strong growth, led once again by carriers in the Asia-Pacific region. International RPKs reached 77.5% of February 2019 levels. Publicly traded airline companies include Alaska Air (ALK), American Airlines (AAL), Delta Air Lines (DAL), JetBlue (JBLU), Southwest (LUV), Spirit Airlines (SAVE) and United Airlines (UAL). Reference Link