IATA July 2025 global passenger demand data revealed gradual year-over-year growth in total demand, international demand, and domestic demand, compared to the same period in 2024.
Highlights of the IATA July 2025 data in total demand, international demand, and domestic demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently released its data for July 2025 global passenger demand.
The revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) increased by 4% compared to July 2024. The available seat kilometres (ASK) increased by 4.4% year-over-year.
The international demand also experienced a gradual growth of 5.3% compared to the same period last year.
The domestic demand slightly rose 1.9% this July compared to 2024, while the capacity also gained 2.4% growth.
Notably, the load factors of both total demand, international demand, and domestic demand were slightly dropped by 0.4 percentage points to 85.5%, 85.6%, and 85.2%.
Latin American airlines gained the most significant year-on-year growth in passenger markets in July data
International RPK rose by 5.3% in July compared to the same period of the previous year. However, the load factors in all regions dropped slightly, apart from Africa.
The airlines of the Asia-Pacific region experienced an 8.7% growth in demand, while the capacity achieved 9% year-over-year growth.
The European carriers reached 4% year-on-year growth in demand. The capacity also gained a 4.2% growth.
In North America, the demand growth was 2.4% year-over-year for carriers, while the capacity also rose by 3.6%.
Middle Eastern airlines achieved a 5.3% year-on-year increase in demand, and the capacity also gained 5.6% growth.
Latin American airlines saw the most significant year-on-year growth in demand by 9.3% in July 2025. The regional capacity also rose 11.3% in the same period.
In Africa, airlines saw a 2.8% year-on-year increase in demand, while the capacity rose 2.3%.
IATA’s Director General Willie Walsh said:
“It’s been a good northern summer season for airlines. Momentum has grown over the peak season, with July demand reaching 4% growth. That trend appears across all regions and is particularly evident for international travel, which strengthened from 3.9% growth in June to 5.3% in July.”
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