Passenger demand continues to increase in October 2007 with the world airports reporting a 6 percent increase compared to October 2006. International passenger traffic rose by eight percent while domestic traffic increased by four percent. Strong growth in Africa was lead by Egypt, Morocco and South Africa.

In Latin America, a strong increase in international traffic was mainly driven by Mexico, Argentina and Peru. Brazil was particularly strong on domestic traffic. In North America more specifically, JFK Airport in New York is near the 50 million passengers per annum mark at the end of 2007, up over ten percent from last year while Newark and LaGuardia more or less stagnate.

Table 1: Summary Worldwide Traffic Results, OCTOBER 2007 (% change)
	Oct 2007over Oct 2006	Jan – Oct 2007over Jan – Oct 2006	Rolling 12 months,through Oct 2007
PaxFlash
Int’l passenger	7.8	6.8	7.0
Dom passenger	4.4	4.6	4.5
Total passenger	5.9	5.6	5.6

 

TABLE 2: PaxFlash Summary
October 2007
Regions	Oct 2007	% YOY	YTD Oct 2007	% YOY	YE Oct 2007	% YOY
International passengers
AFR	3 215	16.2	30 121	10.8	35 045	10.5
ASP	26 379	6.4	255 831	7.0	305 902	7.7
EUR	62 627	7.2	595 649	6.4	686 689	6.4
LAC	3 345	10.7	36 031	6.9	42 825	7.7
MEA	5 396	19.1	53 813	15.2	63 317	15.4
NAM	10 756	6.4	114 995	3.7	135 294	3.8
ACI	111 719	7.8	1 086 441	6.8	1 269 072	7.0
Domestic passengers
AFR	2 335	18.7	21 799	17.7	26 002	16.7
ASP	28 921	3.5	273 590	6.5	326 057	6.4
EUR	17 003	5.3	159 927	4.4	189 108	4.1
LAC	6 838	9.4	64 413	7.6	76 696	7.1
MEA
NAM	50 750	3.4	505 938	2.9	602 149	2.8
ACI	105 847	4.4	1 025 667	4.6	1 220 012	4.5
Total passengers
AFR	5 597	17.0	52 361	13.4	61 590	13.0
ASP	55 995	4.8	536 837	6.6	640 992	6.7
EUR	79 922	6.6	759 070	5.8	880 055	5.8
LAC	10 427	9.2	103 053	6.9	122 692	6.9
MEA	5 578	18.8	55 761	14.5	65 671	14.6
NAM	65 613	3.7	661 510	3.1	785 769	3.1
ACI	223 130	5.9	2 168 592	5.6	2 556 769	5.6

 

DEFINITIONS PASSENGER TRAFFIC:

INTERNATIONAL (000s). TRAFFIC (PASSENGERS) PERFORMED BETWEEN THE DESIGNATED AIRPORT AND AN AIRPORT IN ANOTHER COUNTRY/TERRITORY.

DOMESTIC (000s). TRAFFIC (PASSENGERS) PERFORMED BETWEEN TWO AIRPORTS LOCATED IN THE SAME COUNTRY/TERRITORY.

TOTAL (000s). INTERNATIONAL + DOMESTIC PASSENGERS + INCLUDING DIRECT TRANSIT PASSENGERS COUNTED ONCE (when breakdown is available). TOTAL ≠ INTERNATIONAL + DOMESTIC

Notes:

1. ACI, the only worldwide association of airports, is a non-profit organisation whose prime purpose is to represent the interests of airports and to promote professional excellence in airport management and operations. ACI has 573 members who operate over 1643 airports in 178 countries and territories.

2. PaxFlash statistics are based on a significant sample of airports that provide regular monthly reports to ACI. They represent approximately 60% of total passenger figures and 70% of total freight worldwide. The passenger traffic growth percentages are based on total passengers departing and arriving at the airport, and the freight data include uploaded and downloaded freight tonnage.