27-Sep-2010 12:51 PM
ATA airlines reports 1.2% rise in Aug-2010 passenger numbers
Air Transport Association of America (ATA) reports (24-Sep-2010) the following traffic highlights for its member airlines in Aug-2010:
- Passenger numbers: 48.4 million, +1.2% year-on-year;
- Domestic: 41.3 million, +0.6%;
- International: 7.2 million, +5.2%;
- Trans-Atlantic: 2.7 million, +1.1%;
- Latin America: 3.2 million, +7.8%;
- Asia Pacific: 1.2 million, +8.3%;
- Load factor: 86.1%, +0.4 ppt;
- Domestic: 86.2%, +0.2 ppt;
- International: 85.8%, +0.9 ppt;
- Trans-Atlantic: 86.5%, -0.1 ppt;
- Latin America: 82.8%, -0.2 ppt;
- Asia Pacific: 87.5%, +4 ppts.