IATA: International air passenger demand in October increased by 6.6% year-on-year.

On December 4th, IATA announced the October 2025 data for the global air passenger market: the total demand for air passenger transportation increased by 6.6% compared to October 2024. Total capacity increased by 5.8% compared to the same period. The passenger load factor in October was 84.6%, an increase of 0.7 percentage points year-on-year.