Facts & Figures

No.:
Date: 26 February 2009

Economic Gloom Continues in January Traffic

Jan 2009 vs. Jan 2008 RPK Growth ASK Growth PLF FTK Growth ATK Growth
Africa -2.6% -0.6% 71.1 -19.8% -2.0%
Asia/Pacific -8.4% -4.3% 73.5 -28.1% -8.9%
Europe -5.7% -3.6% 71.3 -23.0% -5.7%
Latin America -1.4% 0.5% 74.9 -17.2% -0.1%
Middle East 3.1% 10.8% 71.9 -6.1% 7.3%
North America -6.2% -2.6% 74.3 -19.3% -3.6%
Industry -5.6% -2.0% 72.8 -23.2% -4.9%
2008 vs. 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 2009 to 2008, 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 32%, Asia Pacific 32.6%, North America 17.5%, Middle East 10.9%, Latin America 5.1%, Africa 2.0%
  • International freight traffic market shares by region in terms of FTK are: Asia Pacific 43%, Europe 26.3%, North America 17.4%, Middle East 10.1%, Latin America 2.3%, Africa 0.9%

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