Airline passenger load factor
RecordSTO-01M2HY9T62-B5SP11A28T-N24FN9
Global · 2025
Airline passenger load factor worldwide was 83.6% in 2025 (IATA).
Airline passenger load factor: every country and year, and how it is measured
- Publisher
- IATA
- Authority tier
- T2 Official
- Locator
- Highlights
- Retrieved
- 14 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
The overall passenger load factor (PLF) reached 83.6%, up 0.1 ppt and a record for full-year traffic.
Checked: the figure 83.6%is stated in this passage. If it does not match, the extraction is wrong and we want to know.
Cite this figure
APA
International Air Transport Association. (2026). Strong 2025 Passenger Demand Masks Ongoing Capacity Constraints. Retrieved September 14, 2026, from https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-01-29-02/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FN9
Other formats: MLA, Chicago, BibTeX
- MLA
- International Air Transport Association. "Strong 2025 Passenger Demand Masks Ongoing Capacity Constraints." 2026, https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-01-29-02/. Accessed 14 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FN9.
- Chicago
- International Air Transport Association. "Strong 2025 Passenger Demand Masks Ongoing Capacity Constraints." 2026. https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-01-29-02/. Accessed September 14, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FN9.
- BibTeX
- @misc{iata2026airlinen24fn9, author = {{International Air Transport Association}}, title = {Strong 2025 Passenger Demand Masks Ongoing Capacity Constraints}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FN9}, note = {Original source: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-01-29-02/. Accessed September 14, 2026.} }
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Other sources disagree
1 record reports a different value for this same indicator, region and period. We keep both rather than choosing or averaging. The disagreement is itself information.
| Value | Divergence | Source organisation | Document | Locator | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84% | +0.4 pp | IATA | Airline Profitability to Strengthen Slightly in 2025 Despite Headwinds | Outlook Drivers | Open record |
Provenance and verification
Everything needed to check this number yourself, without taking our word for it.
Primary source
- Publisher
- International Air Transport Association · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 2 · National and industry official
- Report
- Strong 2025 Passenger Demand Masks Ongoing Capacity Constraints
- Type
- Press release
- Published
- 29 January 2026
- Locator
- Highlights
- Retrieved
- 14 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- Proprietary report; figure taken from its public summary
Verification
- Status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 15 September 2026
- Last revision
- 15 September 2026
- Permanent URL
- /stat/stat_01M2HY9T62B5SP11A28TN24FN9