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Air traffic in Latin America and the Caribe closing 2024 with 773 million passengers and the forecast is for growth also in 2025.
The region of Latin America and the Caribbean final 2024 with an air traffic volume of 773 million passengers, an increase of 5,5% with respect to 2023 and of the 12,4% with respect to 2019, period prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. The forecast is that, this year, domestic traffic grows 14% and that international traffic grows 6% with respect to 2023. The information was presented this Monday, during the Assembly, Annual Conference and Exhibition ACI-LAC (ACI-LAC Annual Assembly Conference & Exhibition), which will take place until tomorrow (12) in Guadalajara, Mexico.
More than 773 million passengers will close the 2024
The data presented also reports that, on 2024, the air traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean will represent the 8% of the overall volume, which is expected to reach 9.500 million passengers.
For 2025, the trend is positive: It is estimated that the region will receive 796 million passengers, which is equivalent to a growth of 6,4% with respect to 2024 and of the 15,8% regarding the levels of 2019.
During this Monday's press conference, rafael echevarne, Director General of ACI-LAC, reinforced the importance of aviation in a region like Latin America and the Caribbean, where there are countries with large territories and different and complex geographies. Echevarne highlighted that, facing the prospect of continued growth in air traffic in the region, It is essential to maintain investments in infrastructure and improve quality standards at airports.
“Given that traffic growth is expected in the coming years, we must be prepared to serve new passengers, improve airport infrastructure and build new ones. ACI-LAC is also working with ICAO to ensure that all our member airports have infrastructure and security certification, in addition to working with local governments to achieve these objectives”.
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