Facts & Figures

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Date: 27 July 2006

Strong Traffic Demand in First Half of 2006 - The Bottom Line is All About Oil


June 2006 over June 2005 RPK Growth ASK Growth PLF FTK Growth ATK Growth
Africa 11.9% 9.7% 65.6 9.8% 7.8%
Asia/Pacific 5.2% 1.9% 76.4 2.3% 1.7%
Europe 6.2% 4.9% 79.4 2.4% 4.8%
Latin America -4.1% -5.2% 71.2 -2.3% -4.5%
Middle East 17.1% 15.2% 73.6 19.2% 18.1%
North America 6.8% 5.1% 85.3 6.3% 5.2%
Industry 6.5% 4.4% 78.3 4.1% 4.6%

Jan-June 2006 over Jan-June 2005 RPK Growth ASK Growth PLF FTK Growth ATK Growth
Africa 7.6% 9.4% 66.3 5.6% 6.7%
Asia/Pacific 6.2% 3.4% 73.8 4.8% 4.1%
Europe 6.0% 4.5% 75.8 2.2% 4.0%
Latin America 1.9% 0.5% 71.8 4.0% 2.1%
Middle East 17.3% 14.9% 72.6 19.3% 16.6%
North America 5.7% 4.6% 80.0 6.4% 6.4%
Industry 6.7% 4.9% 75.1 5.2% 5.4%

Editors Notes:

  • IATA (International Air Transport Association) represents 261 airlines comprising 94% of international scheduled air traffic.
  • Explanation of measurements:
    • 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 2006 to 2005, 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.
  • All figures are provisional and represent total reporting at time of publication plus estimates for missing data.



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