Air Transport Markets Weaken in November

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global traffic results for November showing a softening in passenger markets while air cargo markets remained weak compared to levels attained earlier in the year.

Passenger traffic was 4.3% above November 2010 levels but this is skewed as November 2010 was a particularly weak month. The softening in passenger markets becomes apparent when comparing to the previous month (October 2011). This shows a 0.5% decline on a seasonally-adjusted basis.

Freight markets were 3.1% below November 2010 levels despite a 1.1% increase on October 2011 performance.

“Weak global economic performance is being reflected in air transport markets. Freight markets have contracted some 4% compared to January. Although passenger markets have had some growth relative to the beginning of the year – about 2% – the trend has been both soft and volatile. Continuing economic uncertainty will likely mean market shortcomings deepening as we enter 2012,” said Tony Tyler, IATA’s Director General and CEO.

Globally, passenger load factors have fallen sharply to 76.3% from 78.5% in October. This shows that the weakness in passenger demand is outpacing airlines’ ability to adjust capacity accordingly. Regional differences are sharp. While North American carriers saw a 0.8% decline in travel, carriers in the Middle East experienced a 10.1% increase, followed by 9.0% for Latin American airlines.

Nov 2011 vs. Nov 2010	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	AFTK Growth
International	4.0%	5.2%	74.6	-3.8%	1.9%
Domestic	4.7%	2.8%	79.2	2.0%	1.9%
Total Traffic	4.3%	4.3%	76.3	-3.1%	1.9%

YTD 2011 vs. YTD 2010	RPK Growth	ASK Growth	PLF	FTK Growth	AFTK Growth
International	6.9%	8.3%	77.5	-0.5%	5.3%
Domestic	4.2%	3.0%	79.4	-2.2%	-0.1%
Total Traffic	5.9%	6.3%	78.2	-0.7%	4.1%

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Source : IATA