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Date: 2 March 2010
January Demand Shows Further Improvement - Industry to Remain in the Red for 2010
| Jan 10 vs. Jan 09 |
RPK |
ASK |
PLF |
FTK |
AFTK |
| Africa |
6.3% |
5.5% |
66.1 |
30.4% |
9.2% |
| Asia/Pacific |
6.5% |
-1.4% |
77.8 |
38.4% |
10.3% |
| Europe |
3.1% |
-0.2% |
74.5 |
11.6% |
-6.9% |
| Latin America |
11.0% |
3.4% |
80.3 |
30.9% |
20.7% |
| Middle East |
23.6% |
17.2% |
75.3 |
33.0% |
19.3% |
| North America |
2.1% |
-2.2% |
77.6 |
27.3% |
-4.3% |
| Industry |
6.4% |
1.2% |
75.9 |
28.3% |
3.7% |
| 2009 vs. 2008 |
RPK |
ASK |
PLF |
FTK |
AFTK |
| Africa |
-2.0% |
1.5% |
66.7 |
-9.2% |
2.0% |
| Asia/Pacific |
-4.6% |
-5.3% |
73.7 |
-9.1% |
-11.1% |
| Europe |
-3.3% |
-2.9% |
77.5 |
-16.1% |
-10.8% |
| Latin America |
0.0% |
1.4% |
72.9 |
-4.0% |
1.2% |
| Middle East |
11.2% |
13.6% |
73.0 |
3.9% |
6.8% |
| North America |
-5.2% |
-5.0% |
79.6 |
-10.8% |
-9.7% |
| Industry |
-2.5% |
-2.1% |
75.7 |
-10.1% |
-8.3% |
Editor's Notes:
New Data Collection
- Starting from January 2010, the traffic statistics now include low cost carriers and estimates for non-reporting airlines. As IATA member airlines carry 93% of international traffic measured by RPKs, this change does not make a large difference in the statistics. View FY 2009 vs. FY 2008 table (pdf)
- There is very little impact on air freight but the total market in international air travel shows a slightly smaller decline in 2009 than for RPKs carried by IATA member airlines (-2.5% vs -3.5%), mostly because of the growth of LCCs in Europe
- Other regional differences
- African airlines now show a smaller decline because of the inclusion of North African airlines who did better in 2009 that the Sub-Saharan African airlines
- Inclusion of relatively faster-growing recent entrant airlines in Asia Pacific has reduced the passenger traffic decline in this region by a relatively modest amount.
- Adjusted monthly growth rates for total international traffic for 2009 (pdf) based on the new data collection methodology.
- 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 2009 to 2008, PLF indicates point differential between the periods compared
- FTK: Freight Tonne Kilometres measures actual freight traffic
- AFTK: Available Freight Tonne Kilometres measures available total freight capacity
- FLF: Freight Load Factor is % of AFTKs used
- International passenger traffic market shares by region in terms of RPK are: Europe 36.2%, Asia-Pacific 29.7%, North America 14.5%, Middle East 10.9%, Latin America 5.1%, Africa 3.6%
- International freight traffic market shares by region in terms of FTK are: Asia-Pacific 45.1%, Europe 24.3%, North America 15.9%, Middle East 10.5%, Latin America 2.9%, Africa 1.3%
- 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.