Air Passenger Monthly Analysis - May 2020
(World News Brazil)

Air Passenger Market Analysis May 2020 Domestic air travel demand shows early signs of recovery • Industry-wide revenue passenger-kilometres (RPKs) contracted by 91% year-on-year in May, compared to the 94% annual decline observed in the last month. • The slight improvement from the low point in April was driven by developments in domestic markets. International RPKs fell by close to 100% year-on-year for the second consecutive month. • Despite widespread aircraft grounding and flight cancellations, global passenger demand fell faster than capacity. As a result, the industry-wide load factor declined by 31ppts vs a year ago, to 50.7%. Pressure on passenger volumes eased modestly Although air...