# IATA - Air Passenger Market Analysis August 2026

**Publisher:** IATA  
**Published:** n/a  
**Category:** Global institutions & policy  
**Type:** Report  
**Access:** Not specified  
**Official source:** https://www.iata.org/en/publications/economics/reports/air-passenger-market-analysis-august-2026  
**Canonical:** https://tourismintel.ai/reports/iata-air-passenger-market-analysis-august-2026

## Summary
Industry-wide Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPK) slipped back into contraction, declining by 0.8% year-on-year (YoY) in August, after only one month of marginal growth, at 0.3% in July.

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© IATA for the original report. This brief is an original editorial summary by TourismIntel (https://tourismintel.ai). Read the original: https://www.iata.org/en/publications/economics/reports/air-passenger-market-analysis-august-2026