1-Nov-2013 10:50 AM
Passenger traffic up 6% in Sep-2013: IATA
IATA reports (31-Oct-2013) the following traffic growth in Sep-2013:
- Passenger traffic (RPKs): +5.5% year-on-year;
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- International passenger traffic (RPKs): +5.7%;
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- Africa: +6.9%;
- Asia Pacific: +8.5%;
- Europe: +3.4%;
- Latin America: +8.3%;
- Middle East: +10.4%;
- North America: +2.3%;
- Domestic passenger traffic (RPKs): +5.1%;
- Passenger load factor: 80.3%;
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- International passenger load factor: 80.9%;
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- Africa: 73.2%;
- Asia Pacific: 78.1%;
- Europe: 83.9%;
- Latin America: 80.9%;
- Middle East: 77.2%;
- North America: 83.9%;
- Domestic passenger load factor: 79.1%;
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- Australia: 78.1%;
- Brazil: 78.1%;
- China: 80.2%;
- India: 71.5%;
- Japan: 69.3%;
- Russian Federation: 78.7%;
- US: 81%. [more - original PR]
IATA: "The demand environment for air travel continues to improve, suggesting there could be further acceleration in air travel growth before the end of the year. Business confidence is rising, there was a strong increase in export orders in September which suggests a pickup in world trade growth, and performance of key emerging markets like China appears to be picking up," Source: Company statement, 31-Oct-2013.