IATA Launches 2024 World Air Transport Statistics Report
Geneva – The International Air Transport
Association (IATA) has released the latest edition of the World Air
Transport Statistics (WATS) with comprehensive statistical data for 2024.
Updated annually with data from over 240 international
airlines, the WATS database provides a complete overview of airline metrics
related to demand, supply, and performance. The report includes a detailed
breakdown of scheduled passenger and cargo traffic demand, scheduled passenger
and cargo capacity, overview of the global airline fleet, and top airport
pairs.
The report also provides details on the financial health of
the industry with in-depth information on operating costs and revenue, aircraft
utilization and number of airline
Premium Classes Show Strong Growth
A key finding from this year’s report showed that
international premium class travel—business and first class—grew by 11.8%,
outpacing growth in global economy travel of 11.5%. The total number of
international premium-class travelers in 2024 was 116.9 million (6% of total
international passengers).
Leading the regions in terms of percentage growth was Asia
Pacific with a year-on-year growth of 22.8% with 21 million premium
passengers—although it was outpaced in growth by economy class passenger
numbers, up 28.6% to 500.8 million. Growth in premium travel exceeded economy
class travel in Europe, Latin America, Middle East and North America. Europe
remained the largest market for international premium travel, with 39.3 million
premium passengers while premium travelers as a percentage of all
travelers were highest in the Middle East at 14.7%.
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