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AAPA: Asia Pacific airlines traffic results for July 2017

The region's airlines carried a combined total of 27.7 million international passengers in July, representing a 3.4% increase compared to the same month last year.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Preliminary traffic figures for the month of July released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines(AAPA) showed moderate expansion in international air passenger markets, whilst international air cargo demand forged ahead, registering another month of solid growth.

Supported by leisure travel demand during the holiday season, the region’s airlines carried a combined total of 27.7 million international passengers in July, representing a 3.4% increase compared to the same month last year. Continued strength in long haul travel markets underpinned a 6.2% increase in demand as measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK). Available seat capacity rose by 6.8%, leading to a marginal 0.5 percentage point decline in the average international passenger load factor to 81.5% for the month.

Commenting on the results, Mr. Andrew Herdman, AAPA Director General said, “The first seven months of the year saw Asian airlines carry a combined total of 182 million international passengers, 5.3% more than the same period last year. Whilst competition remained intense, international passenger demand continued to be spurred by the availability of affordable airfares and increased network connections.”

Mr. Herdman continued, “Meanwhile, air cargo markets experienced a firm 10.4% increase in volumes during the January – July period, on the back of positive global business conditions. Further expansion in manufacturing output and new business orders helped boost air shipment volumes of both intermediate and finished goods.”

Looking ahead, Mr. Herdman continued, “The overall demand outlook remains positive, with the steady expansion in the global economy supporting both air passenger and air cargo markets. However, given the highly competitive market conditions, Asia Pacific airlines are focusing on carefully managing costs whilst at the same time looking for new revenue opportunities to support future growth and maintain profitability.”

Traffic update – Preliminary
International Scheduled Services of Asia Pacific Airlines

Effective May 2017, the dataset comprises aggregated traffic data from the following 33 Asia Pacific based carriers: 5J, 6E, 9W, AI,
AK, BI, BR, CA, CI, CX, CZ, GA, HU, JL, JQ, KA, KC, KE, MH, MU, NH, NZ, OZ, PG, PR, SG, SQ, TG, TR, TZ, QF, VA and VN.

  • Previous year data adjusted for comparison purposes
  • RPK = revenue passenger kilometres
  • ASK = available seat kilometres
  • FTK = freight tonne kilometres
  • FATK = available freight tonne kilometres
  • All figures, including estimates for missing data, are provisional

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