SINGAPORE, 3 August 2026: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for June 2026 indicating that total global passenger demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), declined by 1.7% compared to June 2025. International demand fell 0.9% compared to June 2025. Capacity was down 0.6% year-on-year, and the load factor was 84.2% (-0.2 ppt compared to June 2025). “Global demand for air travel was down 1.7% in June compared to 2025. This is largely due to domestic market declines in China, the US and Japan, and weak but improving international demand for Middle East carriers.