Facts & Figures
No.:
Date:
29 September 2006
August Passenger Growth Slows while Freight Rebounds - No Clear Impact from London Terror Alert
| August 2006 over August 2005 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
8.9% |
7.3% |
72.4 |
10.6% |
7.3% |
| Asia Pacific |
5.3% |
2.6% |
77.5 |
4.9% |
2.2% |
| Europe |
3.5% |
4.3% |
80.4 |
2.6% |
4.1% |
| Latin America |
-8.5% |
-9.0% |
76.9 |
1.1% |
-3.1% |
| Middle East |
11.9% |
13.7% |
78.7 |
13.1% |
15.5% |
| North America |
5.8% |
5.9% |
82.7 |
4.6% |
6.8% |
| Industry |
4.8% |
4.3% |
79.4 |
4.7% |
4.7% |
| Jan-Aug 2006 over Jan-Aug 2005 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
8.4% |
9.6% |
67.8 |
7.9% |
6.8% |
| Asia Pacific |
5.7% |
3.1% |
74.8 |
5.2% |
3.6% |
| Europe |
5.3% |
4.3% |
77.3 |
2.1% |
3.9% |
| Latin America |
-0.6% |
-1.8% |
73.5 |
3.0% |
1.4% |
| Middle East |
15.7% |
14.7% |
74.1 |
16.8% |
16.0% |
| North America |
5.8% |
4.8% |
81.2 |
6.2% |
6.8% |
| Industry |
6.1% |
4.7% |
76.4 |
5.2% |
5.3% |
Editors Notes:
- IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents over 260 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.
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