IATA: September storms hit global passenger growth, albeit temporarily
Global air passenger traffic slowed in September to a 5.7% year-over-year increase, its weakest growth rate since February, but largely a temporary lapse attributable to the impacts of hurricanes on Latin and North America and a typhoon on Japan, according to IATA’s September Air Passenger Market Analysis. IATA indicated there will likely be significant ongoing impact from the storms on passenger traffic to and from the most affected Caribbean islands. “But the fact that airport operations in the major US airports have since returned to normal suggests that the industry-wide impact will largely be reversed ... next month,” IATA senior economist David Oxley said. But in the bigger picture, IATA is noting that the upward trend in seasonally adjusted passenger traffic has slowed through the year. <br/>
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IATA: September storms hit global passenger growth, albeit temporarily
Global air passenger traffic slowed in September to a 5.7% year-over-year increase, its weakest growth rate since February, but largely a temporary lapse attributable to the impacts of hurricanes on Latin and North America and a typhoon on Japan, according to IATA’s September Air Passenger Market Analysis. IATA indicated there will likely be significant ongoing impact from the storms on passenger traffic to and from the most affected Caribbean islands. “But the fact that airport operations in the major US airports have since returned to normal suggests that the industry-wide impact will largely be reversed ... next month,” IATA senior economist David Oxley said. But in the bigger picture, IATA is noting that the upward trend in seasonally adjusted passenger traffic has slowed through the year. <br/>
