Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Latin American and Caribbean air passenger traffic fell by around 60 percent in 2020. A year earlier, the region's number of air travelers peaked at more than 430 million, nearly 139 million more than in 2018. Domestic passengers account for the largest share of passenger traffic in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Number of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2016 to 2020
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ALTA. (February 11, 2021). Number of air passengers in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2016 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1034749/latin-america-airlines-passenger-traffic/
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