Passenger Traffic Expands by 4% for the Month of June

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1 Passenger Traffic Expands by 4% for the Month of June Montréal, 6 August Passenger traffic continued along its growth path for the month of June. In the first half of, the number of passengers passing through the world s airports has increased by +3.2% year-to-date. Although passenger traffic has remained in positive territory over the twelve month period, growth has slowed to 2.9% on an annualized basis. The slowdown is mainly reflective of the weakening of domestic markets in North America and Europe stemming from fiscal uncertainties and an overall retreat from consumer spending over that period. Growth in domestic passenger traffic was almost flat in North America over the period from July 2012 to June while European airports experienced a decline of -3.1% in domestic traffic. Notwithstanding, the world s major emerging market hub airports continue to counterbalance the developed world slowdown as many of them maintain double digit growth rates. Among the world s busiest airports, Kula Lumpur (KUL), Dubai (DXB) and Istanbul (IST) expanded year-over-year passenger traffic by +22.3%, +17.5% and +12.1% respectively. Air freight continues to exhibit signs of weakness with an overall year-over-year decline of -1.1% for the month of June. Except for Middle Eastern airports, airports across all regions experienced a drop in freight traffic for the month of June. The twelve month growth trend points to virtually no increase freight traffic for the period as a whole. The slowdown in air freight is indicative of a sluggish international trade sector and relatively weak business confidence. With the slowing growth in exports destined for advanced economies, major freight hubs in Asia-Pacific are feeling the brunt of the slowdown. While Hong Kong (HKG) achieved modest growth of +1%, Shanghai (PVG) and Incheon (ICN) saw the volume of traffic dwindle by -4.1% and -1.7% respectively. ACI World s Economics Director Rafael Echevarne commented, With the Euro area recession and overall sluggish consumer spending across European and North American economies, the loss of momentum in the demand for air transport is inevitable in these regions. On the other hand, emerging markets remain poised for a continued expansion as they now set the pace for growth in demand for travel as a whole. In the midst of the tourism season, trans-border passengers are showing their resilience in the face of economic uncertainty. International passenger traffic posted strong gains across all regions for the month of June. In particular, the Asia-Pacific region, which is home to many of world s fastest growing airports, experienced an increase in their passenger traffic by +8.5% for the month. 1

2 TABLE 1: SUMMARY WORLDWIDE TRAFFIC RESULTS, June (% CHANGE) June Over June 2012 PaxFlash Year to date 12-month rolling year International passenger Domestic passenger Total passenger FreightFlash International freight (0.5) (0.5) (0.1) Domestic freight (2.4) Total freight (1.1) (0.3) (0.0) Notes for editors Airports Council International (ACI), the only worldwide association of airports, has 580 member airport authorities, which operate over 1,650 airports in 179 countries. ACI s mission is to promote professional excellence in airport management and operations, and this mandate is carried out through the organization s multiple training opportunities, as well as the customer service benchmarking programme, a wide range of conferences, industry statistical products and best practice publications. 2. PaxFlash and FreightFlash statistics are based on a significant sample of airports that provide regular monthly reports to ACI. They represent approximately 60% of total passenger traffic and 70% of total freight traffic worldwide. Commentary, tables and charts are based on preliminary data submitted by participating airports and are therefore subject to change. 3. Regional results and trend graphics are provided on the following pages. 4. For further information, contact James Roach JRoach@aci.aero ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash June 2

3 Regions TABLE 2: PaxFlash Summary June JUNE (000s) International Passengers YTD JUNE (000s) YE thru JUNE (000s) AFR ASP EUR LAC MEA NAM ACI TOTAL Domestic Passengers AFR (1.9) (3.0) ASP EUR (0.1) (2.9) (3.1) LAC MEA NAM ACI TOTAL Total Passengers AFR ASP EUR LAC MEA NAM ACI TOTAL Traffic table definitions: PASSENGER TRAFFIC: departing + arriving passengers (000s) INTERNATIONAL: traffic performed between the designated airport and an airport in another country/territory DOMESTIC: traffic performed between two airports located in the same country/territory TOTAL: international + domestic passengers + direct transit passengers counted once (when breakdown is available) Regional summaries and totals are calculated from a representative sample. The values in 000s do not represent the entire global coverage of airports. YOY YTD YE Year over year same month comparison Year to date, starting January to June, compared to same period previous year Year end, based on rolling 12 month period, compared to same prior 12 month period AFR Africa EUR Europe MEA Middle East ASP Asia Pacific (including LAC Latin America and NAM North America India) Caribbean ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash June 3

4 % CHG Passenger Traffic Growth Trends 10 World Passenger Trends International Domestic Total JUL 2012 AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN Month by month comparison with same month previous year ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash June 4

5 TABLE 3: FreightFlash Summary June Regions JUNE International Freight YTD JUNE YE thru JUNE AFR 58.8 (2.5) (7.6) (4.7) ASP (1.5) (1.8) (0.7) EUR (0.7) (1.0) (1.7) LAC (2.1) (1.9) (1.6) MEA NAM ACI TOTAL (0.5) (0.5) (0.1) Domestic Freight AFR 3.0 (32.1) 19.1 (15.2) 32.9 (10.8) ASP EUR 58.1 (4.4) (2.2) (1.8) LAC 65.4 (11.0) (2.3) MEA NAM (2.8) (0.6) (0.9) ACI TOTAL (2.4) Total Freight AFR 66.8 (4.1) (7.0) (4.4) ASP (1.1) (0.7) EUR (0.9) (1.0) (1.6) LAC (5.0) (2.0) (1.0) MEA NAM (1.8) ACI TOTAL (1.1) (0.3) (0.0) Traffic table definitions: FREIGHT TRAFFIC: loaded and unloaded freight; data in metric tonnes INTERNATIONAL: traffic performed between the designated airport and an airport in another country/territory DOMESTIC: traffic performed between two airports located in the same country/territory TOTAL: international + domestic freight (when breakdown is available) Note: No domestic freight traffic is reported by airports in the Middle East region. Regional summaries and totals are calculated from a representative sample. The values in 000s do not represent the entire global coverage of airports. YOY YTD YE Year over year same month comparison Year to date, starting January to June, compared to same period previous year Year end, based on rolling 12 month period, compared to same prior 12 month period AFR Africa EUR Europe MEA Middle East ASP Asia Pacific (including LAC Latin America and NAM North America India) Caribbean ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash June 5

6 Freight Traffic Growth Trends Month by month comparison with same month previous year - ENDS - ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash June 6