Asia Pacific Airlines Traffic Results – April 2012
Posted by- Neelam Mathews May 28, 2012 P reliminary traffic figures for the month of April released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed further growth in international air passenger numbers, but international air cargo markets remained weak. Airlines based in the Asia Pacific region carried 17.2 million international passengers in April, a 12.2% increase compared to the same month last year. In revenue passenger kilometre (RPK) terms, international passenger demand grew by 10.1%, reflecting significantly stronger demand on regional routes. With traffic growth outpacing an 8.5% increase in available seat capacity, the average international passenger load factor was 76.3%, 1.1 percentage points higher than in the same month last year. Conversely, international air cargo traffic, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK), registered a 7.6% decline compared to the same month last year, reflecting continued w...