Facts & Figures

No.:
Date: 29 January 2009

Cargo Plummets 22.6% in December

Dec 2008 vs. Dec 2007 RPK Growth ASK Growth PLF FTK Growth ATK Growth
Africa -4.6% -2.1% 68.5 -8.0% -6.8%
Asia/Pacific -9.7% -5.6% 72.6 -26.0% -10.7%
Europe -2.7% -1.5% 73.8 -21.2% -4.1%
Latin America 1.1% 3.2% 71.9 -23.7% -1.8%
Middle East 3.9% 10.0% 73.0 -9.2% 5.1%
North America -4.3% -0.7% 78.1 -22.2% -3.4%
Industry -4.6% -1.5% 73.8 -22.6% -5.4%
YTD 2008 vs. YTD 2007 RPK Growth ASK Growth PLF FTK Growth ATK Growth
Africa -4.0% -4.2% 70.2 -2.5% -7.4%
Asia/Pacific -1.5% 1.2% 73.9 -6.6% -2.5%
Europe 1.8% 3.8% 76.6 -2.8% 2.9%
Latin America 10.2% 9.2% 74.0 -13.5% 5.7%
Middle East 7.0% 8.6% 74.9 6.3% 8.5%
North America 2.9% 4.3% 79.8 -1.9% 3.4%
Industry 1.6% 3.5% 75.9 -4.0% 1.5%

Notes for editors:

  • 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 2007 to 2006, 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.
  • International passenger traffic market shares by region in terms of RPK are: Europe 34.1%, Asia Pacific 31.1%, North America 18.7%, Middle East 9.2%, Latin America 4.5%, Africa 2.4%
  • International freight traffic market shares by region in terms of FTK are: Asia Pacific 44.5%, Europe 27.4%, North America 16.9%, Middle East 7.9%, Latin America 2.1%, Africa 1.2%

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