Recovery Delayed as International Travel Remains Locked Down
International Passenger Markets
June international traffic shrank by 96.8% compared to June 2019, only slightly improved over a 98.3% decline in May, year-over-year. Capacity fell 93.2% and load factor contracted 44.7 percentage points to 38.9%.
Asia-Pacific airlines’ June traffic plummeted 97.1% compared to the year-ago period, little improved from the 98.1% decline in May. Capacity fell 93.4% and load factor shrank 45.8 percentage points to 35.6%.
European carriers saw demand topple 96.7% in June versus a year ago, compared to a 98.7% decline in May. Capacity dropped 94.4% and load factor lessened 35.7 percentage points to 52.0%.
Middle Eastern airlines traffic collapsed 96.1% for June against June 2019, compared with a 97.7% demand drop in May. Capacity contracted 91.1%, and load factor crumbled to 33.3%, down 43.1% compared to a year ago.
North American carriers had a 97.2% traffic decline in June, barely improved from a 98.3% decline in May. Capacity fell 92.8%, and load factor dropped 53.8 percentage points to 34.1%.
Latin American airlines suffered a 96.6% demand drop in June compared to the same month last year, from a 98.1% drop in May. Capacity fell 95.7% and load factor sagged 17.7 percentage points to 66.2%, which was the highest among the regions.
African airlines’ traffic sank 98.1% in June, little changed from a 98.6% demand drop in May. Capacity contracted 84.5%, and load factor dived 62.1 percentage points to just 8.9% of seats filled, lowest among regions.
Domestic Passenger Markets
Domestic traffic demand fell 67.6% in June, improved from a 78.4% decline in May. Capacity fell 55.9% and load factor dropped 22.8 percentage points to 62.9%.
| June 2020 (% YEAR-ON-YEAR) | world share1 | rpk | ask | PLF (%-PT)2 | PLF (LEVEL)3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 36.2% | -67.6% | -55.9% | -22.8% | 62.9% |
| Australia | 0.8% | -93.8% | -89.1% | -33.8% | 44.4% |
| Brazil | 1.1% | -84.7% | -83.3% | -7.1% | 74.7% |
| China P.R. | 9.8% | -35.5% | -21.3% | -15.2% | 69.5% |
| Japan | 1.1% | -74.9% | -63.4% | -22.4% | 48.8% |
| Russian Fed. | 1.5% | -58.0% | -36.4% | -28.9% | 56.4% |
| US | 14.0% | -80.1% | -67.4% | -34.9% | 54.7% |
1) % of industry RPKs in 2019 2) Year-on-year change in load factor 3) Load Factor Level