Air passenger traffic continued a strong recovery during September, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. (IATA is the global representative body for the airline industry.) In year-on-year (y-o-y) terms, total global air passenger traffic in September was up 57%, and had reached 73.8% of the level recorded in September 2019, before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Regarding domestic air passenger traffic only, in September this was up 6.9%, y-o-y, and was at 81% of its level in September 2019. International air traffic jumped 122.2% y-o-y, with all markets reporting strong growth. However, it should be noted that the restoration of domestic air travel operations started significantly earlier than the restart of international flights, and the international air passenger travel recovery still lagged behind the domestic recovery. Thus, international traffic in September was at 69.9% of its September 2019 levels.
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