Airlines in all regions recorded passenger traffic growth in March. SOMCHAI POOMLARDAsia-Pacific showed the strongest growth in passenger traffic in March compared with all other regions, fuelled by a rise in intra-Asia and Asia-Europe route volumes. March's global demand growth represented a moderate slowdown relative to February's performance after adjusting for the distortion in year-to-year comparisons owing to the extra day in February 2016, said IATA analysts. Airlines in all regions recorded growth, with total capacity climbing by 6.1%. Domestic passenger demand rose 7.6% in March, driven primarily by double-digit traffic increases in China, India and Russia, supported by strong single-digit growth in Japan.

Source: Bangkok Post May 08, 2017 22:18 UTC