Facts & Figures
No.:
Date:
05 January 2007
Passenger Traffic Recovers to Reach Six Month High
| November 2006 over November 2005 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
7.5% |
6.4% |
67.0 |
3.9% |
4.3% |
| Asia/Pacific |
5.6% |
2.9% |
73.7 |
3.2% |
3.0% |
| Europe |
6.1% |
5.7% |
74.0 |
1.4% |
4.3% |
| Latin America |
-2.4% |
-3.1% |
72.1 |
-16.7% |
-7.4% |
| Middle East |
18.3% |
20.1% |
70.4 |
17.3% |
21.6% |
| North America |
7.0% |
5.5% |
77.8 |
2.6% |
4.7% |
| Industry |
6.7% |
5.5% |
73.9 |
3.1% |
4.8% |
| Jan-Nov 2006 over Jan-Nov 2005 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
8.5% |
8.8% |
68.3 |
6.1% |
6.1% |
| Asia/Pacific |
5.2% |
2.8% |
74.6 |
4.8% |
3.4% |
| Europe |
5.3% |
4.5% |
77.2 |
1.7% |
3.8% |
| Latin America |
-2.4% |
-3.0% |
73.1 |
-1.2% |
-2.4% |
| Middle East |
15.1% |
15.2% |
73.3 |
16.1% |
16.5% |
| North America |
5.7% |
4.7% |
80.3 |
6.6% |
7.1% |
| Industry |
5.8% |
4.6% |
76.1 |
4.8% |
5.1% |
Editors Notes:
- IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents 250 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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