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March air passenger demands growth slows, says IATA

The demand for global passenger traffic (measured in revenue passenger kilometers) for March 2019 rose by 3.1 per cent, compared to the same month a year ago, which was the slowest pace for any month in nine years.

This largely was owing to the timing of the Easter holiday, which fell nearly a month later than in 2018 according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

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