Airlines are on track to carry nearly five billion passengers worldwide this year, surpassing the record set in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Monday.
The major airline, meeting at its general meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, also forecasts that the companies will post a global net profit of $30.5 billion (€28.1 billion) in 2024, on an unprecedented turnover of $996 billion (917 .8 billion dollars). billion euros).
These expected results represent “a huge success given the significant recent losses due to the pandemic,” IATA Director General Willie Walsh told delegates at the body of 320 airlines that account for 83% of global traffic.
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