AEA airlines report 7% fall in Jun-2009 pax numbers

Association of European Airlines (AEA) reports (10-Aug-2009) the following traffic highlights for its member airlines:

• Jun-2009:
  • Passenger numbers: 29.4 million, -7.1% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 8.0 million, -8.5%;
    • International: 21.4 million, -6.6%;
      • North-Atlantic: 2.6 million, -7.2%;
      • Mid-Atlantic: 485,800, -9.3%;
      • South-Atlantic: 428,200, -8.7%;
      • Asia Pacific: 1.4 million, -10.4%;
      • Middle East: 773,200, +4.3%;
      • Sub Saharan Africa: 669,600, +1.3%;
      • North Africa: 402,400, +6.0%;
  • Passenger load factor: 77.0%, --1.3 ppt;
    • Domestic: 69.9%, -0.2 ppt;
    • International: 77.5%, -1.4 ppt;
      • North-Atlantic: 85.8%, +0.2 ppt;
      • Mid-Atlantic: 82.8%, +0.9 ppt;
      • South-Atlantic: 79.8%, -0.3 ppt;
      • Asia Pacific: 76.8%, -3.2 ppts;
      • Middle East: 6.6%, -9.3 ppts;
      • Sub Saharan Africa: 76.8%, -1.1 ppt;
      • North Africa: 66.2%, -2.6 ppts;
  • Cargo traffic (FTKs): -20.7%;
• Six months ended 30-Jun-2009:
  • Passenger numbers: 156.1 million, -9.0%;
    • Domestic: 42.8 million, -12.0%;
    • International: 113.3 million, -7.9%;
      • North-Atlantic: 12.6 million, -8.5%;
      • Mid-Atlantic: 3.2 million, -7.4%;
      • South-Atlantic: 2.6 million, -8.0%;
      • Asia Pacific: 8.6 million, -8.3%;
      • Middle East: 4.2 million, +4.4%;
      • Sub Saharan Africa: 4.1 million, +1.0%;
      • North Africa: 2.2 million, -1.3%;
• Passenger load factor: 73.0%, -2.1 ppts;
  • Domestic: 64.2%, -1.7 ppt;
  • International: 73.7%, -2.1 ppts;
    • North-Atlantic: 78.3%, -1.4 ppt;
    • Mid-Atlantic: 81.5%, -2.6 ppts;
    • South-Atlantic: 77.0%, -2.4 ppts;
    • Asia Pacific: 77.2%, -3.2 ppts;
    • Middle East: 66.9%, -5.3 ppts;
    • Sub Saharan Africa: 76.0%, +0.1 ppt;
    • North Africa: 65.6%, -2.8 ppts;
• Cargo traffic (FTKs): -22.1%.

AEA: “AEA’s preliminary figures for July, based on weekly reports, open a new panorama. The negatives are still very much in evidence, but on a reduced scale, with an indication for the month of minus 2.2%. The provisional July figures also show capacity reductions at a lower rate than in May/June, at around 3%, but at last sufficient to counteract the market decrease and drive a small improvement in load factor,” Association statement. Source: AEA, 10-Aug-2009.