IATA: Premium traffic monitor Oct-2009

Passenger numbers on international markets expanded further during October. The total was up 0.2% on the same month a year ago, compared with a 0.6% decline in September. Numbers travelling on economy seats were 1.3% up versus a 0.9% rise in September, whereas premium passengers were down 9.3% compared with a 13.9% fall in September. Total passenger numbers are now about half way to restoring the fall seen in 2008.