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Passenger air transport: +108% in 2025 compared to 2019

It will reach +178% in 2040, with 14.8 trillion travellers

In 2025, annual air travel demand will reach a new high, with revenue passenger kilometers (Rpk, the number of paying passengers multiplied by the total distance travelled) at 108% of 2019 levels. Last year, the figure had already returned to pre-pandemic levels, reaching 103%. This is according to a study by consulting firm Bain & Company, which in May 2020 presented air traffic forecasts that highlighted...

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Rome, RM, Italy, 08/01/2025 14:01
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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