Passenger Traffic Achieves Strong Growth of 4.8% for the Month of August Montréal, 7 October Passenger traffic experienced a slight surge in growth to almost +5% for August compared to previous months over the first and second quarters of. Annualized growth of passenger traffic for the period from September 2012 to August was registered at +2.9%. International passenger traffic was a leading driver of this growth for August. In particular, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific both experienced double digit gains of +18.6% and +10.2% respectively in international passenger traffic. This is supported by key airport hubs in these regions such as Dubai (DXB) and Jakarta (CGK), which continue to experience robust gains in passenger traffic on a monthly basis. Dubai (DXB) continues to realize its gains in international passenger traffic for August (+23%) by serving as the fulcrum that connects east and west, while Jakarta s traffic growth (+16%) is largely attributed to its burgeoning domestic market of over 42 million passengers per annum. Air freight remains relatively sluggish with respect to year-over-year rates for August, with growth being almost flat at -0.2%. On an annualized basis, from September 2012 to August, there was virtually no change in the volume of air freight as compared to the previous period. During this twelve month period, over 50% of the world s top 20 airports in terms of air freight volume experienced a decrease in traffic. However, the first ranked Hong Kong (HKG) and second ranked Memphis (MEM) still achieved growth of +2.6 and +3.4 % respectively over this time interval. ACI World s Economics Director Rafael Echevarne commented, The above average growth in passenger traffic for the month of August is indicative of the improvement in air transport demand, which is fuelled primarily by international travel. As global economic conditions improve, particularly with respect to the acceleration of GDP growth in Europe and North America, we are likely to see correspondingly stronger growth in passenger traffic towards the end of. The air freight story remains the same. On the whole, North America and Asia-Pacific, which are home to airports that handle a combined 65% of global air freight volumes, have achieved no gains in freight traffic for the twelve month period from September 2012 to August. Nonetheless, as business confidence and international trade realise greater momentum, we are likely to see these regions move into positive territory with regards to annualized year-over-year growth. 1
TABLE 1: SUMMARY WORLDWIDE TRAFFIC RESULTS, August (% CHANGE) August Over August 2012 PaxFlash Year to date 12-month rolling year International passenger 6.2 5.0 4.7 Domestic passenger 3.3 1.9 1.3 Total passenger 4.8 3.3 2.9 FreightFlash International freight -0.1-0.3 0.0 Domestic freight -0.2 0.4 0.2 Total freight -0.2-0.1 0.0 Notes for editors +++++++++++++ 1. Airports Council International (ACI), the only worldwide association of airports, has 573 member airport authorities, which operate over 1,751 airports in 174 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 August 2
Regions International Passengers TABLE 2: PaxFlash Summary August AUGUST YTD AUGUST YE thru AUGUST Africa -9.6 2.4 3.7 Asia-Pacific 10.2 8.1 7.2 Europe 4.9 3.3 3.0 Latin America-Caribbean 6.4 3.9 4.9 Middle East 18.6 11.9 11.7 North America 5.1 3.6 3.7 World 6.2 5.0 4.7 Domestic Passengers Africa 0.6-2.8-3.5 Asia-Pacific 9.9 5.4 3.6 Europe -0.7-2.3-3.1 Latin America-Caribbean 5.7 5.8 6.4 Middle East North America 0.2 0.3 0.2 World 3.3 1.9 1.3 Total Passengers Africa -6.1 1.2 1.7 Asia-Pacific 10.0 6.5 5.1 Europe 3.7 2.0 1.6 Latin America-Caribbean 5.6 4.7 5.4 Middle East 18.5 11.5 11.2 North America 1.3 1.0 0.8 World 4.8 3.3 2.9 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) Year-over-year percentage changes () are calculated from a representative sample. YOY YTD YE Year over year same month comparison Year to date, starting January to August, compared to same period previous year Year end, based on rolling 12 month period, compared to same prior 12 month period ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash August 3
% CHG Passenger Traffic Growth Trends 10 World Passenger Trends International Domestic Total 8 6 4 2 0-2 SEP 2012 OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG Month by month comparison with same month previous year ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash August 4
Regions International Freight TABLE 3: FreightFlash Summary August AUGUST YTD AUGUST YE thru AUGUST Africa 0.3-2.8-2.3 Asia-Pacific 0.0-1.4-0.5 Europe -0.1-0.5-1.1 Latin America-Caribbean -2.6-2.5-2.3 Middle East 1.3 6.3 5.2 North America -0.8 0.5 1.5 World -0.1-0.3 0.0 Domestic Freight Africa 22.7-10.3-9.3 Asia-Pacific 2.1 1.9 1.8 Europe 0.2-1.5-1.5 Latin America-Caribbean 6.0-0.8 1.3 Middle East North America -1.6-0.1-0.4 World -0.2 0.4 0.2 Total Freight Africa 1.7-2.5-2.1 Asia-Pacific 0.5-0.7 0.0 Europe 0.0-0.6-1.1 Latin America-Caribbean 0.0-2.1-1.3 Middle East 1.3 6.3 5.2 North America -1.5 0.1 0.2 World -0.2-0.1 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. Year-over-year percentage changes () are calculated from a representative sample. YOY YTD YE Year over year same month comparison Year to date, starting January to August, compared to same period previous year Year end, based on rolling 12 month period, compared to same prior 12 month period ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash August 5
Freight Traffic Growth Trends Month by month comparison with same month previous year - ENDS - ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash August 6