PARIS — Air passenger transport hit a new record in 2024 as it surpassed the levels seen before the Covid pandemic dealt a severe blow to travel, the world's leading airline body said on Thursday.
Expressed in the total distance passengers flew, traffic in 2024 rose 10.4 percent from the year before and was 3.8 percent higher than the previous record set in 2019, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in a statement.
