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Date: 31 October 2005
Five Year Forecast Shows Rapid Growth in Asia and Central Europe
2005 - 2009 Forecast Summary:
International Air Traffic Growth by Key Route Area
|
AAGR 2005-09 |
|
Passenger |
Freight |
|
North Atlantic |
5.3% |
4.6% |
|
Trans Pacific |
5.8% |
6.0% |
|
Within Europe |
5.1% |
4.1% |
|
Within Asia Pacific |
6.8% |
8.5% |
|
Europe to Asia Pacific |
5.9% |
5.7% |
|
Europe to Africa |
5.7% |
4.5% |
|
Middle East to Europe |
6.6% |
5.1% |
|
Middle East to Asia Pacific |
6.7% |
8.8% |
|
N America to Latin America |
4.6% |
3.7% |
|
Within Latin America |
4.2% |
5.0% |
|
All International Routes |
5.6% |
6.3% |
The Top 5 Countries by Rate of Growth for International Traffic 2005 - 2009
|
Passenger AAGR 2005-2009 |
|
Poland |
11.2% |
|
China |
9.6% |
|
Czech Republic |
9.5% |
|
Qatar |
9.2% |
|
Turkey |
8.9% |
|
Freight AAGR 2005-2009 |
|
China |
14.4% |
|
Qatar |
12.5% |
|
Sri Lanka |
12.2% |
|
Macao |
11.6% |
|
South Korea |
10.7% |
- IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents 265 airlines comprising 94% of international scheduled air traffic.
- Economic impact of air transport figures quoted above are found in a new study by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) on the Social and Economic Benefits of Air Transport. Download Document (pdf)
- IATA traffic forecasts are the aggregate of airline expectation for traffic on specific route areas. More detailed media information on IATA forecasts is available here.
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