You are here: 
Home » Pressroom » Facts & Figures » Monthly Traffic Results » 2011 Ends on a Positive Note - Capacity, Economy Loom as Issues in 2012
Date: 1 February 2012
2011 Ends on a Positive Note - Capacity, Economy Loom as Issues in 2012
| Dec 2011 vs. Dec 2010 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
AFTK Growth |
| Africa |
-0.7% |
0.2% |
68.9 |
-1.8% |
0.9% |
| Asia/Pacific |
3.7% |
5.9% |
74.7 |
-5.0% |
1.3% |
| Europe |
9.8% |
10.3% |
76.4 |
2.1% |
5.5% |
| Latin America |
8.8% |
11.1% |
75.2 |
1.5% |
10.1% |
| Middle East |
11.7% |
11.0% |
77.1 |
10.8% |
14.9% |
| North America |
1.0% |
1.4% |
80.5 |
-1.1% |
2.1% |
| Industry |
6.4% |
7.4% |
76.2 |
-0.8% |
4.5% |
| YTD 2011 vs. YTD 2010 |
RPK Growth |
ASK Growth |
PLF |
FTK Growth |
AFTK Growth |
| Africa |
2.3% |
4.4% |
67.2 |
-1.2% |
3.1% |
| Asia/Pacific |
4.1% |
6.4% |
75.9 |
-4.8% |
0.6% |
| Europe |
9.5% |
10.2% |
78.9 |
1.5% |
6.4% |
| Latin America |
10.2% |
9.2% |
77.2 |
5.5% |
5.6% |
| Middle East |
8.9% |
9.7% |
75.4 |
8.2% |
13.9% |
| North America |
4.0% |
6.0% |
80.7 |
1.5% |
6.8% |
| Industry |
6.9% |
8.2% |
77.4 |
-0.6% |
5.2% |
These figures display the international traffic. For domestic and total traffic, please check the full market analysis (pdf)
Notes for Editors:
- IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents some 240 airlines comprising 84% of global air traffic.
- You can follow us at http://twitter.com/iata2press for news specially catered for the media.
- Domestic Markets: Domestic RPKs account for about 37.0% of the total market. It is most important for North American airlines as it is about 66.5% of their operations. In Latin America, domestic travel accounts for 47.3% of operations, primarily owing to the large Brazilian market. For Asia-Pacific carriers, the large markets in India, China and Japan mean that domestic travel accounts for 42.2% of the region’s operations. It is less important for Europe and most of Africa where domestic travel represents just 11.0% and 11.6% of operations respectively. And it is negligible for Middle Eastern carriers for whom domestic travel represents just 5.5% of operations.
- Explanation of measurement terms:
- RPK: Revenue Passenger Kilometers measures actual passenger traffic
- ASK: Available Seat Kilometers measures available passenger capacity
- PLF: Passenger Load Factor is % of ASKs used. In comparison of 2011 to 2010, PLF indicates point differential between the periods compared
- FTK: Freight Tonne Kilometers measures actual freight traffic
- AFTK: Available Freight Tonne Kilometers measures available total freight capacity
- FLF: Freight Load Factor is % of AFTKs used
- IATA statistics cover international and domestic scheduled air traffic for IATA member and non-member airlines.
- All figures are provisional and represent total reporting at time of publication plus estimates for missing data. Historic figures may be revised.
- Total passenger traffic market shares by region of carriers in terms of RPK are: Europe 26.0%, Asia-Pacific 30.5%, North America 27.1%, Middle East 8.1%, Latin America 5.8%, Africa 2.5%.
- Total freight traffic market shares by region of carriers in terms of FTK are: Asia-Pacific 40.0%, Europe 20.9%, North America 24.9%, Middle East 10.1%, Latin America 3.1%, Africa 1.1%.