Facts & Figures
No.:
Date:
30 July 2007
Half Year Traffic Results: Passenger Growth Strong, Cargo Sluggish
| June 2007 vs June 2006 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
7.6% |
3.6% |
67.9 |
-7.6% |
1.6% |
| Asia/Pacific |
5.0% |
4.7% |
76.0 |
7.4% |
5.0% |
| Europe |
2.7% |
2.6% |
79.6 |
3.2% |
2.2% |
| Latin America |
7.6% |
8.8% |
70.5 |
-1.2% |
11.6% |
| Middle East |
16.2% |
12.8% |
75.5 |
11.1% |
12.3% |
| North America |
5.8% |
6.0% |
85.2 |
0.4% |
3.5% |
| Industry |
5.3% |
5.0% |
78.4 |
4.9% |
4.5% |
| Jan-Jun 2007 vs. Jan-Jun 2006 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
9.9% |
7.7% |
67.5 |
-2.7% |
6.0% |
| Asia/Pacific |
6.0% |
5.0% |
74.3 |
4.6% |
6.0% |
| Europe |
4.9% |
4.1% |
76.3 |
0.7% |
2.8% |
| Latin America |
0.7% |
1.4% |
71.3 |
-3.8% |
7.1% |
| Middle East |
17.8% |
14.9% |
74.3 |
11.7% |
15.0% |
| North America |
5.2% |
5.0% |
80.2 |
-1.2% |
2.2% |
| Industry |
6.3% |
5.4% |
75.7 |
2.7% |
5.0% |
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.
- As at the end of 2006 there were some 18,000 aircraft in the global fleet of commercial jets.
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