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Airplanes and results. Iata: another strong year for air travel demand in 2016

Geneva, Switzerland - A particularly strong performance was reported for December with an 8.8% rise in demand outstripping 6.6% capacity growth

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2016 showing demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 6.3% compared to 2015 (or 6.0% if adjusted for the leap year). This strong performance was well ahead of the ten-year average annual growth rate of 5.5%. Capacity rose 6.2% (unadjusted) compared to 2015, pushing the load factor up...

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Rome, Italy, 02/02/2017 11:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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