Overview

• The World Airport Traffic Report projects 2025 passenger traffic at 9.8 billion, up 3.7% year on year, with 4.3 billion international passengers and 5.5 billion domestic.
• By mid‑2025 year to date, global traffic rose 2.1% from a year earlier, with international up 4.9% and domestic down 0.7%.
• Asia‑Pacific is forecast at about 3.6 billion passengers in 2025 (+5.6%), Europe at over 2.5 billion (+3.6%), and North America at roughly 2.1 billion.
• Africa is projected at 273 million (+9.4%), the Middle East at 466 million (+5.9%), and Latin America–Caribbean at 789 million (+4.1%).
• ACI World Director General Justin Erbacci urged policies that support connectivity, resilience and sustainable growth, noting the outlook remains sensitive to geopolitics and macroeconomic conditions.