Facts & Figures
No.:
Date:
15 December 2004
IATA International Cargo and Passenger Forecasts 2004 to 2008
|
Summary Growth Data |
|
|
Passengers |
Freight Tonnes |
|
ROUTE AREA |
2004 |
AAGR
2004-2008 |
2004 |
AAGR
2004-2008 |
|
North Atlantic |
7.7% |
5.2% |
8.5% |
4.8% |
|
Trans-Pacific |
9.9% |
5.9% |
10.3% |
4.6% |
|
Europe – Asia/Pacific |
14.9% |
7.1% |
11.4% |
7.0% |
|
Europe – Middle East |
18.9% |
7.7% |
7.8% |
6.1% |
|
Europe – Africa |
7.2% |
5.5% |
7.4% |
5.6% |
|
Within Asia/Pacific |
19.5% |
8.3% |
12.0% |
6.1% |
|
Within Europe |
7.5% |
4.8% |
7.8% |
5.7% |
|
Within Latin America/Caribbean |
9.3% |
5.4% |
4.4% |
3.7% |
|
TOTAL INTERNATIONAL |
11.0% |
6.0% |
10.1% |
6.0% |
|
Total Domestic |
5.9% |
4.5% |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Total International and Domestic |
7.6% |
5.0% |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Top 5 Fastest Growing Passenger Markets Over 2004 - 2008 |
|
|
Passengers in 2003 (millions) |
2004-2008 AAGR |
|
China |
21.9 |
12.5% |
|
Poland |
4.4 |
11% |
|
Hungary |
4.4 |
9.6% |
|
United Arab Emirates |
17.7 |
9.3% |
|
Czech Republic |
5.9 |
9.1% |
|
Source: Passenger Forecast 2004-2008, IATA |
|
Top 5 Fastest Growing Freight Markets Over 2004-2008 |
|
|
Freight in 2003 (000 tonnes) |
2004-2008 AAGR |
|
China-Netherlands |
36.9 |
23.0% |
|
India-Sri Lanka |
11.2 |
21.7% |
|
Philippines-Thailand |
26.2 |
18.2% |
|
China-Malaysia |
35.0 |
16.2% |
|
Austria-China |
5.1 |
14.6% |
|
Source: Freight Forecast 2004-2008, IATA |
Editor's Notes:
1. IATA Passenger and Cargo forecasts are published annually. These are five-year forecasts for major global traffic flows combining data from participating IATA airlines, other industry data sources and historical knowledge. These publications are available in our service section.
2. IATA's Monthly International Statistical Data is based on revenue passenger kilometers and freight tonne-kilometres. Forecast data is for passenger numbers and tonnes uplifted.
3. AAGR is the Average Annual Growth Rate.
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