According to a statement of IATA international passenger traffic grew by7.3%, while domestic by 3.5%.

The load factor rose in July by 0.5% to83.1% compared to last year in July, the North America at 86.9% while Europe increased to 84.1% with an increase of 9.3% in demand and 8.9%in capacity. Largest increases were recorded in Latin America with10.3%followed by the Middle East by 9.7%.

In a statement,General Director/CEO of IATA, Mr. Tony Tyler said that this increase is likely due to the good economic outlook earlier this year,unfortunately,do not expect these results at the end of the year because of international economic environment and the fuel increase

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