Worldwide, air passenger traffic continued its strong recovery, from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, in January, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported. IATA is the representative body for the global airline industry. In year-on-year (year-on-year) terms, total air passenger traffic in January was up by 67%. It reached 84.2% of its levels in January 2019 (that is, pre-pandemic). International passenger traffic in January jumped 104%, year-on-year, and reached 77% of its January 2019 levels. Domestic traffic increased 32.7% year-on-year in January, almost totally recovering to pre-Covid levels, as it came to 97.4% of January 2019 traffic.
