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Date: 31 August 2007

Industry Registers Record Traffic Volumes, Load Factors in July

July 2007 vs July 2006 RPK Growth ASK Growth PLF FTK Growth ATK Growth
Africa 5.9% 6.1% 71.7 -3.5% 3.8%
Asia/Pacific 5.5% 4.9% 78.5 8.2% 7.0%
Europe 4.5% 4.2% 82.1 4.8% 3.1%
Latin America 6.7% 8.2% 79.5 -5.3% 9.5%
Middle East 18.8% 14.4% 80.2 11.1% 16.5%
North America 3.7% 4.2% 85.6 -0.6% 1.1%
Industry 5.9% 5.5% 81.0 5.5% 5.3%
Jan-July 2007 vs Jan-July 2006 RPK Growth ASK Growth PLF FTK Growth ATK Growth
Africa 9.6% 7.6% 68.4 -4.3% 5.6%
Asia/Pacific 6.1% 5.2% 75.0 6.6% 6.1%
Europe 4.9% 4.2% 77.2 1.3% 2.8%
Latin America 2.0% 2.6% 72.7 -3.1% 9.1%
Middle East 16.8% 13.7% 75.3 12.0% 16.3%
North America 4.9% 4.8% 81.1 -0.9% 2.2%
Industry 6.2% 5.5% 76.5 3.8% 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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