Facts & Figures
No.:
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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