Airlines forecast a record of nearly 5 billion passengers in 2024
Airlines expect to carry nearly 5 billion people worldwide this year, surpassing the record of 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Air Transport Association announced Monday.
IATA, meeting in general assembly in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), also forecasts that airlines will generate a global net profit of $30.5 billion in 2024 and a record turnover of $996 billion.
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These results represent “a great success given the recent heavy losses due to the pandemic,” remarked IATA Director General Willie Walsh to delegates of his organization, which brings together 320 airlines representing 83% of the world’s traffic.
The 4.96 billion passengers expected this year would surpass 2019’s record 4.54 billion.
With information from AFP
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