Passenger and Freight Traffic Growth Continues on Pace with Forecast -
Promising Start to 2006

February 2006 over February 2005	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	9.0%	9.4%	69.1	4.9%	6.2%
Asia/Pacific	7.3%	4.1%	74.4	6.3%	5.1%
Europe	6.4%	4.9%	72.5	2.1%	3.9%
Latin America	3.3%	3.7%	72.5	10.7%	4.8%
Middle East	15.3%	14.0%	72.7	19.9%	14.0%
North America	3.6%	3.2%	73.7	2.9%	4.5%
Industry	6.8%	5.1%	73.3	5.4%	5.3%

Jan-Feb 2006 over Jan-Feb 2005	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	7.6%	10.4%	69.3	2.4%	7.1%
Asia/Pacific	6.6%	3.9%	74.5	6.3%	5.1%
Europe	5.6%	4.2%	72.9	0.8%	3.7%
Latin America	3.1%	3.0%	73.7	9.8%	5.0%
Middle East	17.0%	13.8%	74.3	14.4%	13.8%
North America	3.7%	3.6%	75.2	3.7%	4.6%
Industry	6.4%	4.8%	73.9	5.3%	5.2%

Editor's Notes:

• IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents 265 airlines comprising 94% of international scheduled air traffic.
• Explanation of measurements:
  • RPK: Revenue Passenger Kilometres measures actual passenger traffic
  • ASK: Available Seat Kilometres measures available passenger capacity
  • PLF: Passenger Load Factor is % of ASKs used. In comparison of 2006 to 2005, PLF indicates point differential between the periods compared.
  • FTK: Freight Tonne Kilometres measures actual freight traffic
  • ATK: Available Tonne Kilometres measures available total capacity (combined passenger and cargo)
• IATA statistics cover international scheduled air traffic; domestic traffic is not included.
• All figures are provisional and represent total reporting at time of publication plus estimates for missing data.
• All figures are provisional and represent total reporting at time of publication plus estimates for missing data.