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IATA: July passenger traffic boost, but well below pre-COVID levels

By

 André Orban

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2 September 2021

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 

announced that both internationaland domestic travel 

demand showed significant momentum in July 2021 

compared to June, but demand remained far below 

pre-pandemic levels. Extensive government-imposed 

travel restrictions continue to delay recovery in

 international markets.

Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted all comparisons are to July 2019, which followed a normal demand pattern.

• Total demand for air travel in July 2021 (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) was down 53.1% compared to July 2019. This is a significant improvement from June when demand was 60% below June 2019 levels.
• International passenger demand in July was 73.6% below July 2019, bettering the 80.9% decline recorded in June 2021 versus two years ago. All regions showed improvement and North American airlines posted the smallest decline in international RPKs (July traffic data from Africa was not available).
• Total domestic demand was down 15.6% versus pre-crisis levels (July 2019), compared to the 22.1% decline recorded in June over June 2019. Russia posted the best result for another month, with RPKs up 28.9% vs. July 2019.

“July results reflect people’s eagerness to travel during the Northern Hemisphere summer. Domestic traffic was back to 85% of pre-crisis levels, but international demand has only recovered just over a quarter of 2019 volumes. The problem is border control measures. Government decisions are not being driven by data, particularly with respect to the efficacy of vaccines. People travelled where they could, and that was primarily in domestic markets. A recovery of international travel needs governments to restore the freedom to travel. At a minimum, vaccinated travellers should not face restrictions. That would go a long way to reconnecting the world and reviving the travel and tourism sectors,” said Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General.

JULY 2021 (% vs JULY 2019)	world share​1​	rpk	ask	PLF (%-PT)​2	PLF (LEVEL)​3
Total Market	100.0%	-53.1%	-45.2%	-12.4%	73.1%
Asia Pacific	38.6%	-62.7%	-54.1%	-15.4%	67.5%
Europe	23.7%	-56.5%	-46.5%	-16.5%	72.5%
Latin America	5.7%	-44.5%	-40.5%	-5.8%	79.3%
Middle East	7.4%	-73.2%	-57.5%	-30.0%	51.3%
North America	22.7%	-28.5%	-24.7%	-4.5%	84.1%

1) % of industry RPKs in 2020    2) Change in load factor vs. the same month in 2019    3) Load Factor Level