ALTA pax numbers stable at 16.5m in Dec-2016, 185.7m pax in 2016

Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) reports (08-Feb-2017) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2016:
• • Passengers: 16.5 million, -0.4% year-on-year;
  • Passenger traffic (RPKs): +5.0%;
  • Capacity (ASKs): +2.5%;
  • Passenger load factor: 81.7%, +1.9 ppts;
  • Cargo traffic (FTKs): +15.2%;
• 2016:
• • Passengers: 185.7 million, -0.9% year-on-year;
  • Passenger traffic (RPKs): +3.8%;
  • Capacity (ASKs): +1.9%;
  • Passenger load factor: 81.3%, +1.5 ppts;
  • Cargo traffic (FTKs): -2.9%. [more - original PR]