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ACI: Worldwide airport traffic sluggish in July

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Total global passenger traffic growth remained flat in July 2008 compared to 2007. Even the normally more buoyant international traffic grew by only a modest 1 percent and domestic dropped 1.4 percent. For the first seven months of the year the average worldwide stands at 2.3 percent growth and at 5 percent for international traffic.

The results also reflect a second consecutive month of domestic traffic contraction. Affected by flat European international traffic and a decline in the Asia Pacific region (Japan, Korea and China), overall results were below average for the season. Airports cite high energy prices, inflationary tendencies, declining stock markets and slowing economies around the world as causes. In the US, domestic traffic has been affected by route and frequency cuts with direct impact for almost every major airport. In Europe, domestic traffic continues its decline due to lower demand and alternative transport modes.

World freight traffic remained sluggish, with total freight handled worldwide in July 2008 down by 1.5 percent compared to July 2007. International and domestic tonnage also down by 1.5 and 1.7 percent respectively. The first seven months of 2008 showed total freight rising by 1.5 percent and international freight up by 3 percent, whereas domestic freight dropped by 3 percent. (See regional results in Tables 2 and 3 below)

TABLE 1: Summary Worldwide Traffic Results, JULY 2008 (% change)
	Month over month July 2008 over July 2007	YTD (Jan- July 2008) Over YTD 2007	Rolling 12 months,through July 2008
PaxFlash
International passenger	1.2	4.8	6.3
Domestic passenger	(1.4)	0.4	1.9
Total passenger	(0.3)	2.3	3.8
FreightFlash
International freight	(1.5)	3.1	4.2
Domestic freight	(1.7)	(3.0)	(2.3)
Total freight	(1.5)	1.5	2.4

TABLE 2: PaxFlash Summary
July 2008
Regions	JULY 2008	% YOY	YTD - JULY 2008	% YOY	YE - JULY 2008	% YOY
	JULY 2008
International passengers
AFR	5 092	10.0	31 095	14.3	53 837	15.3
ASP	26 119	(2.7)	177 911	2.5	309 033	4.4
EUR	71 111	0.3	402 788	3.7	699 279	5.2
LAC	5 277	4.5	34 204	7.9	55 998	8.3
MEA	7 996	13.4	48 236	14.7	81 476	17.0
NAM	16 884	2.5	102 159	5.4	171 349	6.1
ACI	132 479	1.2	796 393	4.8	1 370 972	6.3
Domestic passengers
AFR	2 729	(5.8)	19 293	1.6	33 820	7.1
ASP	28 964	2.2	195 761	3.8	339 945	3.8
EUR	16 055	(5.4)	104 518	(0.6)	182 037	1.8
LAC	9 883	4.0	65 365	4.8	111 243	6.9
MEA
NAM	76 119	(2.3)	484 730	(1.2)	831 399	0.3
ACI	133 751	(1.4)	869 667	0.4	1 498 445	1.9
Total passengers
AFR	7 881	3.7	50 814	8.9	88 429	11.8
ASP	60 849	(0.6)	410 236	2.8	712 064	3.7
EUR	87 440	(0.9)	509 112	2.7	884 566	4.4
LAC	15 653	3.7	102 785	5.4	172 768	6.9
MEA	8 328	13.1	50 761	14.0	85 696	16.3
NAM	95 042	(1.6)	600 436	(0.2)	1 026 065	1.2
ACI	275 194	(0.3)	1 724 144	2.3	2 969 589	3.8

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

ABE 3: FreightFlash Summary
July 2008
Regions	JULY 2008	% YOY	YTD - JULY 2008	% YOY	YE - JULY 2008	% YOY
International freight
AFR	37.1	(0.6)	249.5	0.4	445.1	6.3
ASP	1 308.1	(0.4)	9 008.1	5.0	15 988.6	5.7
EUR	800.0	(3.6)	5 706.7	2.1	9 976.5	3.4
LAC	144.9	(0.8)	995.0	3.4	1 782.1	6.2
MEA	301.5	8.1	1 998.7	7.6	3 438.6	8.2
NAM	513.1	(5.9)	3 679.5	(1.8)	6 533.7	(0.5)
ACI	3 104.7	(1.5)	21 637.5	3.1	38 164.6	4.2
Domestic freight
AFR	3.6	(4.9)	19.7	(22.6)	36.7	(19.1)
ASP	345.4	5.5	2 387.9	5.3	4 156.9	3.1
EUR	35.0	2.6	233.0	(3.3)	417.2	(2.7)
LAC	57.6	3.4	388.6	0.6	697.4	(0.3)
MEA*
NAM	951.8	(4.5)	6 808.0	(5.7)	12 128.9	(4.0)
ACI	1 393.3	(1.7)	9 837.1	(3.0)	17 437.1	(2.3)
Total freight
AFR	40.7	(1.0)	269.2	(1.7)	481.8	3.8
ASP	1 762.9	1.1	12 138.9	6.0	21 481.4	5.9
EUR	835.1	(3.3)	5 940.5	1.9	10 394.9	3.1
LAC	202.5	0.4	1 384.0	2.6	2 480.3	4.3
MEA	301.6	8.1	1 999.4	7.6	3 439.8	8.2
NAM	1 560.3	(5.2)	11 165.9	(4.2)	19 881.9	(2.7)
ACI	4 703.2	(1.5)	32 897.8	1.5	58 160.2	2.4

DEFINITIONS FREIGHT TRAFFIC:

INTERNATIONAL (000s). TRAFFIC (LOADED AND UNLOADED FREIGHT) PERFORMED BETWEEN THE DESIGNATED AIRPORT AND AN AIRPORT IN ANOTHER COUNTRY/TERRITORY.
DOMESTIC (000s). TRAFFIC (LOADED AND UNLOADED FREIGHT) PERFORMED BETWEEN TWO AIRPORTS LOCATED IN THE SAME COUNTRY/TERRITORY. *Note: No domestic freight traffic is reported by airports in the MEA region.
TOTAL (000s). INTERNATIONAL + DOMESTIC FREIGHT (when breakdown is available).

Vicky Karantzavelou - Thursday, September 04, 2008

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