Global airline passenger numbers

4.99 billion
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Region Global Period 2025 Source IATA Updated 15 Sep 2026
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Total traveler numbers reaching a record high 4.99 billion (+4% on 2024, but below the previously projected 5.22 billion).

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Publisher
International Air Transport Association · homepage ↗
Report
Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds
Type
Press release
Published
2 June 2025
Locator
Highlights from the expected 2025 financial performance include
Retrieved
14 September 2026
Link status
Reachable
Report licence
Proprietary report; figure taken from its public summary

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15 September 2026
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90%
Last change
15 September 2026

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APA
International Air Transport Association. (2025). Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from StatOrigin: https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FMR
MLA
International Air Transport Association. "Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds." 2025, https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-06-02-01/. Accessed 14 September 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FMR.
Chicago
International Air Transport Association. "Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds." 2025. https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-06-02-01/. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FMR.
BibTeX
@misc{iata2025airline, author = {{International Air Transport Association}}, title = {Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FMR}, note = {Original source: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-06-02-01/. Accessed 14 September 2026.} }

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