Facts & Figures
No.:
Date:
04 August 2008
Freight Volumes Contract and Passenger Growth Hits Five-Year Low
| Jun 2008 vs. Jun 2007 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
-1.5% |
-0.8% |
67.6 |
-1.9% |
-4.7% |
| Asia/Pacific |
3.2% |
4.9% |
75.8 |
-4.8% |
-0.9% |
| Europe |
2.1% |
4.4% |
77.9 |
0.7% |
3.5% |
| Latin America |
12.5% |
10.1% |
73.5 |
-12.7% |
8.2% |
| Middle East |
9.6% |
9.8% |
75.5 |
12.1% |
11.8% |
| North America |
4.4% |
6.1% |
83.7 |
4.0% |
6.6% |
| Industry |
3.8% |
5.5% |
77.6 |
-0.8% |
3.3% |
| YTD 2008 vs. YTD 2007 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
-1.4% |
-2.0% |
68.2 |
-9.0% |
-4.8% |
| Asia/Pacific |
4.8% |
5.5% |
74.8 |
0.8% |
2.0% |
| Europe |
3.5% |
5.2% |
75.1 |
3.1% |
4.6% |
| Latin America |
16.4% |
14.5% |
73.5 |
-11.9% |
9.9% |
| Middle East |
10.6% |
10.7% |
74.8 |
11.8% |
12.0% |
| North America |
6.0% |
6.7% |
79.6 |
4.6% |
6.4% |
| Industry |
5.4% |
6.2% |
75.5 |
2.4% |
4.6% |
Notes for editors:
- IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents some 230 airlines comprising 93% 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 2008 to 2007, 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. Historic figures may be revised from what was previously published.
- International passenger traffic market shares by region in terms of RPK are: Europe 32.8%, Asia Pacific 32.5%, North America 19.0%, Middle East 9.1%, Latin America 4.4%, Africa 2.3%
- International freight traffic market shares by region in terms of FTK are: Asia Pacific 45.0%, Europe 27.3%, North America 16.9%, Middle East 7.7%, Latin America 2.0%, Africa 1.1%
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