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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