Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released 2024 full-year and December 2024 passenger market performance showing record high demand. • Total full-year traffic in 2024 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 10.4% compared to 2023. This was 3.8% above pre-pandemic (2019) levels. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (ASK), was up 8.7% in 2024. The overall load factor reached 83.5%, a record for full-year traffic. • International full-year traffic in 2024 increased 13.6% compared to 2023, and capacity rose 12.8%. • Domestic full-year traffic for 2024 rose 5.7% compared to the prior year, while capacity expanded by 2.5%. • December 2024 was a strong finish to the year with overall demand rising 8.6% year-on-year, and capacity grew by 5.6%. International demand rose by 10.6% and domestic demand by 5.5%. The December load factor reached 84%, a record for the month. (....)