Global air travel demand rose 7.8 percent year over year in June, according to the International Air Transport Association. For the first half of 2018, global air travel demand grew 7 percent year over year, a strong performance but weaker than the first half of 2017's 8.3 percent growth. IATA attributed the slowdown to the nearly 60 percent rise in airline fuel prices over the past year, which restrained airlines' ability to lower fares. Global capacity rose 6.5 percent, and global load factor rose a 1 percentage point to 82.8 percent. June international passenger demand rose 7.7 percent year over year. Capacity climbed 5.9 percent, and load factor rose 1.4 percentage points to 81.9 percent. All regions recorded growth. Domestic air travel demand rose 7.9 percent. Capacity increased 7.5 percent, and load factor grew 0.3 percentage points to 84.5 percent.
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