Airline passenger load factor

STO-REC-STATDCEZHDT2 National
83.5%

Global · 2024

Airline passenger load factor worldwide stood at 83.5% in 2024 (IATA).

Original source
Publisher
IATA
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
Highlights
Retrieved
14 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

The overall load factor reached 83.5%, a record for full-year traffic.

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APA
International Air Transport Association. (2025). Global Air Passenger Demand Reaches Record High in 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2026, from https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-01-30-01/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_DCEZHD6AX6XZS6XM3ZH0EYAKDV
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 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_DCEZHD6AX6XZS6XM3ZH0EYAKDV.
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/. Accessed September 14, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_DCEZHD6AX6XZS6XM3ZH0EYAKDV.
BibTeX
@misc{iata2025airlineeyakdv, 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_DCEZHD6AX6XZS6XM3ZH0EYAKDV}, note = {Original source: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-releases/2025-01-30-01/. Accessed September 14, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
International Air Transport Association · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
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
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
Proprietary report; figure taken from its public summary

Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_DCEZHD6AX6XZS6XM3ZH0EYAKDV