Global airline passenger load factor

83.5%
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Region Global Period 2024 Source IATA Updated 15 Sep 2026
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The overall load factor reached 83.5%, a record for full-year traffic.

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Publisher
International Air Transport Association · homepage ↗
Report
Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024
Type
Press release
Published
30 January 2025
Locator
Highlights
Retrieved
14 September 2026
Link status
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Proprietary report; figure taken from its public summary

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15 September 2026
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96%
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15 September 2026

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Value Source organisation Document Locator Details
83.2% ICAO Annual Report 2024 - The World of Air Transport in 2024 Available seat-kilometres (ASK) capacity Open record

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APA
International Air Transport Association. (2025). Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from StatOrigin: https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FMQ
MLA
International Air Transport Association. "Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024." 2025, https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-01-30-01/. Accessed 14 September 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FMQ.
Chicago
International Air Transport Association. "Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024." 2025. https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-01-30-01/. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FMQ.
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@misc{iata2025airline, author = {{International Air Transport Association}}, title = {Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FMQ}, note = {Original source: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-01-30-01/. Accessed 14 September 2026.} }

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