20 Year Passenger Forecast

What is the 20-Year Passenger Forecast?

The IATA 20-Year Passenger Forecast combines extensive historical data with forecasts on the key drivers of air travel, and expertise on crucial risks and trends from leading aviation experts, into a single easy-to-use data package. As an airline, airport, government agency, tourism-industry company, or firm financing aviation initiatives, you need to understand the evolution of air passenger traffic on your market and time horizon of interest. As a result, the IATA 20-Year Forecast is the industry reference to obtain expert insight into possible futures as well as forecast figures.

What's inside the 20-Year Passenger Forecast?

The IATA 20-Year Passenger Forecast predicts passenger demand by looking at such factors as the emerging middle class in developing countries, diverging demographic outlooks, further liberalization of aviation markets, and climate change. The forecast covers 4,000 country pairs, as well as most countries and regions and a global aggregate. Three scenariors are provided, in order to capture some of uncertainty in the key drivers and trends. Several traffic metrics are available, as well as forecasts on many of the main drivers of air travel demand. We are positive this can provide valuable input for your near-term planning and long-term strategic decision-making.

• Forecast growth-rates - Adject your models and scenarios for the very long term.
• Alternative future scenarios - Take into account all eventualities with our provided scenarios, and obtain bespoke scenarios on demand (please contact us).
• Bi-annual updates - Ensure you're working from the latest information with updates every April and October.
• Multiple formats available- Choose from the options below to meet your information needs.

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