Global airline traffic recovery gathers pace, Africa’s World Cup boost
The recovery of global airline capacity, traffic and yields is gathering pace again after the European ash crisis setback in April. OAG reports the world’s airlines are scheduling 2.6 million flights offering 318.2 million seats this month, up 6% and 7%, respectively year-on-year. The schedule growth is consistent with May’s increases of 5% for flights and 6% for seats year-on-year.
