Facts & Figures
No.:
Date:
30 June 2006
Economic growth reflected in strong passenger and freight demand
| May 2006 over May 2005 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
9.8% |
7.2% |
62.5 |
9.9% |
5.0% |
| Asia/Pacific |
7.5% |
3.9% |
71.1 |
4.0% |
4.7% |
| Europe |
6.3% |
4.8% |
75.3 |
2.1% |
4.1% |
| Latin America |
3.2% |
3.2% |
66.6 |
-4.7% |
3.0% |
| Middle East |
15.6% |
13.5% |
68.7 |
24.8% |
16.2% |
| North America |
4.9% |
3.4% |
80.9 |
6.9% |
4.2% |
|
Industry |
7.0% |
4.9% |
73.6 |
5.1% |
5.2% |
| Jan-May 2006 over Jan-May 2005 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
7.6% |
9.1% |
67.1 |
3.8% |
6.7% |
| Asia Pacific |
6.5% |
3.8% |
73.3 |
5.2% |
4.6% |
|
Europe |
5.9% |
4.4% |
75.0 |
2.1% |
3.8% |
| Latin America |
3.7% |
2.1% |
72.0 |
5.3% |
3.4% |
| Middle East |
17.8% |
14.8% |
72.7 |
19.6% |
16.2% |
| North America |
5.4% |
4.4% |
78.8 |
6.5% |
6.5% |
| Industry |
6.8% |
5.0% |
74.5 |
5.4% |
5.6% |
Editors Notes
- IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents 261 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.
- World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) 2006 Edition is now available. WATS is the air transport industry's most comprehensive and up-to-date reference digest offering extensive coverage on a wide range of critical industry issues. The publication contains more than 200 pages of analyses on each airline and includes performance indicators on passenger and cargo traffic, capacity, load factors for international, domestic, and system wide operations, scheduled and charter services. It also provides IATA's members' settlement activities, regional and service demand, forecast, safety, fleet utilization, environmental impact and much more.
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