Facts & Figures
No.:
Date:
24 October 2008
Alarming Drop for September International Traffic
| Sep 2008 vs Sep 2007 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
ATK Growth |
| Africa |
-7.8% |
-4.7% |
70.3 |
1.5% |
-8.7% |
| Asia/Pacific |
-6.8% |
-1.1% |
71.8 |
-10.6% |
-4.9% |
| Europe |
-0.5% |
3.2% |
77.3 |
-6.8% |
1.1% |
| Latin America |
1.7% |
-0.8% |
73.5% |
-14.6% |
0.6% |
| Middle East |
-2.8% |
4.2% |
69.5 |
5.0% |
5.6% |
| North America |
-0.9% |
0.6% |
79.0 |
-6.0% |
0.7% |
| Industry |
-2.9% |
1.1% |
74.8 |
-7.7% |
-0.9% |
| YTD 2008 vs YTD 2007 |
Growth |
Growth |
PLF |
Growth |
Growth |
| Africa |
-2.8% |
-2.7% |
69.9 |
-5.7% |
-5.8% |
| Asia/Pacific |
1.2% |
3.3% |
74.6 |
-2.3% |
-0.5% |
| Europe |
2.5% |
4.6% |
76.7 |
1.2% |
3.7% |
| Latin America |
12.2% |
9.9% |
74.7 |
-12.0% |
7.5% |
| Middle East |
7.6% |
9.1% |
75.4 |
9.9% |
9.9% |
| North America |
4.9% |
5.7% |
80.6 |
3.0% |
5.2% |
| Industry |
3.3% |
4.8% |
76.3% |
0.1% |
3.0% |
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 for airlines based in those markets; 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.
- International passenger traffic market shares by region in terms of RPK are: Europe 32.8%, Asia Pacific 31.4%, North America 19.2%, Middle East 9.2%, Latin America 4.4%, Africa 2.3%
- International freight traffic market shares by region in terms of FTK are: Asia Pacific 44.7%, Europe 27.2%, North America 17.2%, Middle East 7.7%, Latin America 2.1%, Africa 1.1%
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