Air transport: Iata, passenger demand grew by 0.2% in July

Global demand for air passenger transport grew by 0.2% in July compared to the same month in 2025. This was announced by the International Air Transport Association (Iata).

"The peak summer travel season in North America represents an overall positive figure for air transport. In July - said Marie Owens Thomsen, senior vice president for Sustainability and chief economist at Iata - growth of 0.2% was recorded, despite the collective year-on-year decline of carriers in North America and the Middle East. In particular, traffic through the Gulf hubs continues its recovery trajectory. Although high fuel costs, economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions persist, carriers are They say they are confident in demand for the latter part of the year, with a nearly 3% increase in seating capacity in September."

The total demand for air cargo transport also increased by 3.9% in July compared to the same period in 2025 (4.7% for international operations). Capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometres, increased by 1.7% compared to July 2025 (1.8% for international operations).