[IATA: 45.8% year-on-year increase in global air passenger traffic in April 2023] according to a press release issued by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), global air passenger traffic increased by 45.8% in April this year. At the same time, international air passenger traffic increased by 48% in April compared with the same period in 2022, while domestic passenger traffic increased by 42.6%. According to the International Air Transport Association, the fastest growth in passenger traffic was in the Asia-Pacific region (170.8%) and Africa (47.1%). The Middle East (36.8 per cent) and Europe (22.2 per cent) showed significant growth, compared with 13.9 per cent in North America and 15.3 per cent in Latin America.