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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