IATA announce global passenger traffic results for 2015
The International Air Transport Association has announced the global passenger traffic results for November, showing strong traffic growth.
African carriers experienced their fifth consecutive month of positive traffic growth, with a 12.2% rise compared to the previous year. Year-to-date growth remains weak, with growth of 1.3%, which reflects adverse economic developments in parts of the continent, which is highly reliant on oil revenues. Exports from Africa have improved, helping boost international air travel on the region’s carriers. Capacity rose to 9.8% and load factor rose to 65.1%.
Total revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) rose 5.9% year on year, and after a 5% decline in average fares in currency-adjusted terms, November capacity increased by 4.2% and load factor by 1.3 percentage points to 78%.
Africa experienced continued positive traffic growth, with a 12.2% rise compared to the previous year. With exports improving across the continent, air travel has increased. Capacity rose by 9.8% and load factor rose to 65.1%.
The Middle Eastcarriers had a 9.8% demand increase in November, with capacity rising faster at 11.5%, leading load factor to fall to 69.4%. Business conditions across the non-oil producing private sectors of the UAE and Saudi Arabia are strengthening, helping sustain solid expansion in air passenger demand.
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