Facts & Figures
No.:
Date:
02 July 2007
Cargo Rebounds, Passenger Demand Steady
| May 2007 vs. May 2006 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
11.2% |
6.0% |
64.9 |
-3.6% |
4.4% |
| Asia/Pacific |
5.1% |
5.2% |
70.9 |
7.6% |
7.1% |
| Europe |
3.2% |
3.3% |
75.2 |
1.6% |
2.8% |
| Latin America |
4.2% |
1.0% |
68.2 |
1.1% |
7.7% |
| Middle East |
19.6% |
15.1% |
70.8 |
10.5% |
15.3% |
| North America |
4.2% |
4.9% |
80.5 |
2.6% |
4.3% |
| Industry |
5.5% |
5.2% |
73.7 |
5.0% |
5.8% |
| Jan-May 2007 vs Jan-May 2006 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
10.0% |
8.5% |
67.3 |
0.1% |
7.1% |
| Asia/Pacific |
6.2% |
5.3% |
73.9 |
4.4% |
6.5% |
| Europe |
5.4% |
4.5% |
75.7 |
0.1% |
3.0% |
| Latin America |
-0.5% |
0.0% |
71.5 |
-4.3% |
6.3% |
| Middle East |
18.2% |
15.3% |
74.1 |
11.8% |
15.5% |
| North America |
5.1% |
4.8% |
79.1 |
0.3% |
2.6% |
| Industry |
6.5% |
5.6% |
75.1 |
2.8% |
5.4% |
Editors 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.
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