Facts & Figures
No.:
Date:
02 November 2007
Traffic Demand Strong Despite Economic Uncertainty
| Sept 2007 vs Sept 2006 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
3.2% |
5.2% |
71.2 |
-10.4% |
9.2% |
| Asia/Pacific |
9.7% |
8.2% |
75.2 |
7.0% |
8.5% |
| Europe |
5.1% |
4.9% |
80.0 |
5.0% |
4.3% |
| Latin America |
24.8% |
26.4% |
71.1 |
-4.8% |
22.9% |
| Middle East |
15.3% |
14.8% |
74.7 |
8.2% |
13.5% |
| North America |
6.6% |
4.6% |
80.1 |
0.8% |
1.0% |
| Industry |
8.2% |
7.5% |
77.4 |
5.0% |
6.4% |
| Jan-Sep 2007 vs Jan-Sep 2006 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
8.7% |
7.0% |
69.5 |
-5.1% |
5.1% |
| Asia/Pacific |
7.6% |
5.9% |
76.0 |
6.5% |
6.0% |
| Europe |
5.9% |
5.2% |
78.0 |
2.7% |
3.8% |
| Latin America |
5.7% |
6.9% |
72.7 |
-6.6% |
5.2% |
| Middle East |
18.2% |
15.1% |
76.2 |
9.6% |
14.7% |
| North America |
5.2% |
4.8% |
81.2 |
-0.4% |
1.8% |
| Industry |
7.3% |
6.3% |
77.3 |
4.0% |
5.1% |
Editor's Notes:
- IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents some 240 airlines comprising 94% of scheduled international air traffic.
- Explanation of measurement terms:
- 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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