ALTA traffic up 10.8% in Jul-2010

Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) traffic up 10.8%: traffic highlights in Jul-2010:

• Passenger numbers: 12.5 million, +10.8%;
  • Domestic: 8.4 million, +9.7%;
  • Intra-Latin America: 2.6 million, +19.1%;
  • Extra-Latin America: 1.5 million, +3.8%
• RPKs: 18.5 billion, +13.9%;
  • Domestic: 8.0 billion, +12.2%;
  • Intra-Latin America: 4.3 billion, +26.2%;
  • Extra-Latin America: 6.2 billion, +7.8%;
• Load factor: 75.8 +1.3 ppts;
  • Domestic: 72.0%, -1.3 ppts;
  • Intra-Latin America: 74.2%, +6.8 ppts;
  • Extra-Latin America: 82.6%, 1.5 ppts;
• FTKs: 322 million, +18.5%;
  • Domestic: 37.1 million, +14.6%;
  • Intra-Latin America: 73.9 million, +21.7%;
  • Extra-Latin America: 211.4 million, +18.2%. [more]

ALTA: "The Latin America and Caribbean region's performance continued to strengthen again in July as evidenced by yet another month of positive traffic results and continued growth … The region continues outpacing world averages, driven by the solid demand of one of the northern hemisphere's peak summer travel months." Alex de Gunten, Executive Director. Source: ALTA, 07-Sep-2010.