IATA reports 5.9% rise in passenger traffic in Jul-2011, cargo traffic down

IATA reports (01-Sep-2011) the following traffic growth in Jul-2011:

• Passenger traffic (RPKs): +5.9% year-on-year;
  • International passenger traffic (RPKs): +7.3%;
    • Africa: +6.6%;
    • Asia Pacific: +4.9%;
    • Europe: +9.3%;
    • Latin America: +10.3%;
    • Middle East: +9.7%;
    • North America: +3.9%;
• Passenger load factor: 83.1%;
  • International passenger load factor: 83.1%;
    • Africa: 73.1%;
    • Asia Pacific: 80.2%;
    • Europe: 85.1%;
    • Latin America: 82.6%;
    • Middle East: 81.4%;
    • North America: 86.8%;
• Cargo traffic (FTKs): -0.4%;
  • International cargo traffic (FTKs): -0.4%;
    • Africa: +8.4%;
    • Asia Pacific: -3.9%;
    • Europe: -0.5%;
    • Latin America: +7.4%;
    • Middle East: +8.4%;
    • North America: +2.0%;
  • Domestic passenger traffic (RPKs): +3.5%;
    • Australia: +2.7%;
    • Brazil: +17.8%;
    • China: +5.1%;
    • India: +20.6%;
    • Japan: -16.7%;
    • US: +2.1%;
  • Domestic passenger load factor: 82.9%;
    • Australia: 81.9%;
    • Brazil: 73.8%;
    • China: 86.5%;
    • India: 71.2%;
    • Japan: 60.8%;
    • US: 87.3%. [more - original PR]

IATA: "The recent fall in business and consumer confidence, the stagnation of international trade, and the still high level of the jet kerosene price, removes a lot of the positive support for air travel growth. We would expect to see air travel growth slowing in the next few months. Now that international trade has stopped growing a strong near term renewal in air freight growth seems unlikely," Source: IATA, 01-Sep-2011.