Facts & Figures

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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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