No.:
Date:
04 January 2008
Passenger Demand Surges to 18-month High
| Nov 2007 vs. Nov 2006 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
5.8% |
6.4% |
67.6 |
-18.3% |
5.7% |
| AsIa/Pacific |
8.8% |
7.7% |
75.3 |
3.6% |
8.2% |
| Europe |
7.6% |
6.1% |
75.0 |
2.9% |
5.3% |
| Latin America |
20.1% |
15.9% |
74.8 |
8.6% |
11.5% |
| Middle East |
18.3% |
11.9% |
74.5 |
8.1% |
10.6% |
| North America |
7.6% |
6.7% |
78.7 |
3.3% |
2.6% |
| Industry |
9.3% |
7.6% |
75.4 |
3.5% |
6.4% |
| Jan-Nov 2007 vs. Jan-Nov 2006 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
8.6% |
7.4% |
69.2 |
-6.8% |
6.0% |
| Asia/Pacific |
7.4% |
5.8% |
75.9 |
6.1% |
6.1% |
| Europe |
6.0% |
5.1% |
77.8 |
2.5% |
3.8% |
| Latin America |
7.8% |
8.2% |
73.0 |
-5.3% |
6.3% |
| Middle East |
18.8% |
14.8% |
76.0 |
9.5% |
14.3% |
| North America |
5.5% |
4.8% |
80.9 |
0.2% |
1.8% |
| Industry |
7.5% |
6.3% |
77.1 |
3.9% |
5.2% |
Notes for Editors:
- 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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