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Passenger Growth Hits 5% in May

IATA released data for May 2025 global passenger demand for air travel, showing continued but uneven growth across regions.

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• Passenger Experience
• Africa & Middle East
• All Regions
• Asia Pacific
• Europe
• North Asia
• The Americas

IATA CO2 Connect Integrated into the Amadeus Travel Platform

IATA and Amadeus are integrating flight-specific emissions data from IATA CO2 Connect in the Amadeus Travel Platform.

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• Sustainability
• Passenger Experience
• All Regions

Fact Sheet - Air Travel Accessibility

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Passenger Growth Accelerates to 8% in April

IATA released data for April 2025 global passenger demand for air travel, showing strengthened growth, especially for international demand.

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Pieter Elbers, CEO, IndiGo: This is India’s time!

IndiGo CEO, Pieter Elbers, says India has all the elements in place to address the country’s enormous demand for air travel. Interview by Graham Newton.

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March Passenger Demand Grows 3.3%

IATA released data for March 2025 global passenger demand for air travel, showing a slightly strengthening growth.

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IATA’s Contactless Travel Directory Eases Airline Access to Biometric Services

IATA has released its Contactless Travel Directory to help quickly scale and increase adoption of contactless travel solutions.

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Airlines Oppose UK ETA Price Hike

IATA opposes the UK Home Office proposal to increase the costs of UK Electronic Travel Authorizations (ETAs) by 60% to GBP 16.

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• Regulations & Law
• Travel & Tourism
• Value of Aviation
• Europe

Slot Regulation Should Push Airports to Squeeze More Capacity from Existing Infrastructure

IATA warned that the airport capacity crunch is threatening the freedom for people to travel, and constraining economies.

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• Airport Infrastructure
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International Community Aligns on Air Travel Accessibility Priorities

Aviation stakeholders and disability advocates established key priorities for improving global air travel accessibility.

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Legal: Chicago Convention stands the test of time

On 7 December 1944, 52 States signed the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention), establishing the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)—a specialized agency of the United Nations—in the process. Eighty years on, the treaty and ICAO continue to provide the framework for global air travel.

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Retailing: Modern Airline Retailing continues to develop the customer experience

Imagine a customer conducting all travel processes through a smartphone—from searching and booking through to storing the information, ID, and any admissibility requirements, such as health and visa documentation, in a digital wallet.

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Passenger Experience: Turning contactless travel from potential to reality

Fully digital air travel is one step closer to reality following the latest proof of concept (PoC).

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Fully Digital Travel Experience Closer to Reality

IATA and its partners have successfully demonstrated that the industry is ready to deliver a fully digital air travel experience.

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Passengers Want Convenience and Technology to Improve Processes, Regional Preferences Diverging

IATA released the results of its 2024 Global Passenger Survey, revealing that travelers continue to prioritize convenience and speed.

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• Airport Infrastructure
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• Africa & Middle East
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Retailing: An enhanced end-to-end travel experience

Airline technology has traditionally been managed from an internal perspective, dividing customer-related activities into operational and commercial silos.

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IATA, ICAO, and ACI to Jointly Host Symposium on Accessibility in International Civil Aviation

Organized within the context of the 2024 ICAO Year of Facilitation, this novel event is expected to result in the creation and exchange of significant new expertise towards improving the air travel experience of persons living with disabilities.

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Thrust Carbon Joins IATA CO2 Connect Emissions Calculations Distribution Network

IATA is expanding the distribution network for its IATA CO2 Connect emissions calculations with Thrust Carbon, a sustainability intelligence platform provider for the travel industry.

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IVL Increase Will Hurt NZ’s Travel and Tourism Sector

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed disappointment with the New Zealand Government's decision to increase the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL).

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• Regulations & Law
• Travel & Tourism
• Asia Pacific

Passenger Demand Up 9.1% in June

IATA released data for June 2024 global passenger demand, showing growth across all regions as the peak Northern summer travel season began.

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• Economics
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• Africa & Middle East
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• North Asia
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