Get Ready: Booking Data Points to Strong Peak Season Travel 

Abu Dhabi – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported high levels of confidence among travelers for the peak Northern summer travel holiday season. This corresponds with first quarter 2023 forward bookings data for May – September which is tracking at 35% above 2022 levels.   Read the full article…https://go.updates.iata.org/webmail/123902/1553747638/221d7ebc3f1ee6bc107cfd68e20df831e51a57b600c5b807e5941c46823ece3d

Air Travel Growth Continues in March

Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced strong demand growth in air travel for March 2023.  Total traffic in March 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 52.4% compared to March 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 88.0% of March 2019 levels.  Read more: https://go.updates.iata.org/webmail/123902/1551340993/221d7ebc3f1ee6bc107cfd68e20df831e51a57b600c5b807e5941c46823ece3d

Air Travel Growth Continues in February

Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced continued strong growth in air travel demand, based on February 2023 traffic results.  Read more: https://go.updates.iata.org/webmail/123902/1541845629/221d7ebc3f1ee6bc107cfd68e20df831e51a57b600c5b807e5941c46823ece3d

European 2023 delays must be tackled now

Most notably in Europe there were significant delays and capacity constraints at key airports. According to Eurocontrol, there was a 33% increase in arrival delays compared with 2019, reaching 16.9 minutes per flight on average. Peak periods easily exceeded that average. Departure punctuality was below 50% at the beginning of July and rarely rose above … Read more