The Traffic Forecast: Middle East War Leads to 3.4% Fall in Air Passenger Demand in April @IATAtv
The Traffic Forecast: Middle East War Leads to 3.4% Fall in Air Passenger Demand in April @IATAtv
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Negar Rezvany, Economist Industry Analysis Specialist, IATA, explains new data for April 2026 global air passenger markets.

The new data reveals that in April 2026, a 46.6% fall in passenger demand for carriers in the Middle East due to war in the region was so acute that it dragged overall demand down -3.4%.

Excluding the Middle East, demand increased by 1.2%.

Total capacity decreased -2.9% YoY and the load factor was 83.1% (-0.4 ppt compared to April 2025).

Read the full release and access more in-depth analysis: iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/05-28-middle-east-war-fall-air-passenger-demand-april
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The Traffic Forecast: Middle East War Leads to 3.4% Fall in Air Passenger Demand in April

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