19-Dec-2012 11:28 AM
2012 annual pax reaches 3 billion, cargo traffic down 1%: ICAO
ICAO released (18-Dec-2012) its preliminary traffic* highlights for 2012, which showed passenger numbers rose 5% year-on-year to 2.9 billion in 2012. According to current projections, ICAO expects passenger numbers to reach 6 billion by 2030. 2012 traffic details include:
- Passenger numbers: 2.9 billion, +5.0% year-on-year;
- Passenger traffic (RPKs): +5.5%;
- Africa: +6.7%;
- Asia and Pacific: +6.9%;
- Europe: +4.9%;
- Latin America and the Caribbean: +8.4%;
- Middle East: +16.8%;
- North America: +1.2%;
- International: +6.5%;
- Africa: +7.4%;
- Asia and Pacific: +5.5%;
- Europe: +5.6%;
- Latin America and the Caribbean: +11.7%;
- Middle East: +17.3%;
- North America: +1.3%;
- Domestic: +3.9%;
- Africa: +2.3%;
- Asia and Pacific: +8.8%;
- Europe: -0.7%;
- Latin America and the Caribbean: +5.3%;
- Middle East: +7.9%;
- North America: +1.2%;
- International: +6.5%;
- Load factor: 78.8%;
- Africa: 67.8%;
- Asia and Pacific: 76.6%;
- Europe: 79.4%;
- Latin America and the Caribbean: 74.6%;
- Middle East: 79.4%;
- North America: 82.5%;
- Capacity (ASKs): +4.0%;
- Africa: +5.2%;
- Asia and Pacific: +5.9%;
- Europe: +2.5%;
- Latin America and the Caribbean: +6.1%;
- Middle East: +11.6%;
- North America: +0.7%;
- Cargo volume: 51 million tonnes;
- Cargo traffic (FTKs): -1.2%. [more - original PR]
*These figures are preliminary and cover revenue scheduled services only. The statistics are applicable to the traffic by region of airline domicile.