Facts & Figures

No.:
Date: 01 October 2007

Passenger and Freight Demand Hit 16-Month High

August 2007 vs August 2006 RPK Growth ASK Growth PLF FTK Growth ATK Growth
Africa 4.7% 3.2% 73.4 -3.7% -3.9%
Asia/Pacific 9.5% 8.0% 78.6 8.5% 7.3%
Europe 6.4% 5.3% 81.5 6.5% 4.9%
Latin America 14.4% 19.0% 74.2 0.6% 16.8%
Middle East 19.8% 17.2% 80.1 3.5% 15.2%
North America 6.3% 5.1% 83.6 1.1% -0.2%
Industry 8.6% 7.5% 80.3 6.0% 5.6%
Jan-Aug 2007 vs Jan-Aug 2006 RPK Growth ASK Growth PLF FTK Growth ATK Growth
Africa 9.3% 7.2% 69.2 -4.4% 4.5%
Asia/Pacific 7.4% 5.6% 76.1 6.5% 5.8%
Europe 5.9% 5.2% 77.7 2.4% 3.8%
Latin America 3.9% 5.1% 72.9 -6.8% 3.5%
Middle East 18.0% 14.5% 76.1 10.0% 16.1%
North America 5.1% 4.8 81.4 -0.6% 1.9%
Industry 7.2% 6.1% 77.2 3.9% 5.1%

Editor's Notes:

  • IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents over 240 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 2007 to 2006, 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.
    • International passenger traffic market shares by region in terms of RPK are: Europe 34.0%, Asia Pacific 31.8%, North America 18.8%, Middle East 8.0%, Latin America 3.7%, Africa 3.1%
    • International freight traffic market shares by region in terms of FTK are: Asia Pacific 46.1%, Europe 25.9%, North America 17.2%, Middle East 7.4%, Latin America 2.2%, Africa 1.1%

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