Strong Demand and High Load Factors

April 2006 over April 2005	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	12.3%	9.4%	68.8	2.7%	5.7%
Asia/Pacific	9.2%	4.9%	73.9	6.3%	4.1%
Europe	8.4%	3.9%	78.4	2.6%	4.0%
Latin America	7.3%	-0.2%	72.7	2.5%	0.5%
Middle East	22.1%	16.2%	74.5	21.0%	18.4%
North America	9.5%	6.1%	80.7	7.2%	7.4%
Industry	9.9%	5.5%	76.5	6.1%	5.7%

Jan-Apr 2006 over Jan-Apr 2005	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	ATK Growth
Africa	7.5%	9.5%	68.6	2.7%	6.6%
Asia Pacific	6.7%	3.9%	74.1	6.0%	4.3%
Europe	5.6%	4.2%	74.8	2.5%	3.8%
Latin America	3.8%	2.0%	73.2	8.0%	3.4%
Middle East	18.3%	15.4%	73.7	17.9%	16.3%
North America	5.7%	4.8%	78.3	5.9%	7.0%
Industry	6.9%	5.1%	74.8	5.7%	5.6%

Editors 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.
• The IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit officially opens in Paris on Monday, 5 June and is expected to attract over 800 aviation leaders from around the globe. The event is open to accredited media. Media details can be found at www.iata.org/agm