MIAMI — Global passenger traffic results for April showed robust demand growth for the *****’s airlines compared to April 2014, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Total revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) rose 5.9%. April capacity (available seat kilometres or ASKs) increased by 6.1%, and load factor slipped 0.1 percentage points to 79.4%.

Domestic demand grew by 7.2%, outpacing international demand which grew by 5.2% compared to April 2014.

“Demand for connectivity remains strong. That’s positive news. But the performance of the industry is multi-tiered. *********** and Asia-Pacific based carriers led with growth well above the 5.9% average, while carriers in Europe and the Americas were below it. And African airlines reported a contraction compared to the previous year,” said Tony Tyler, IATA’s DG and CEO.