Passenger traffic slows to 2.3% growth in October as air freight stagnates Montréal, 11 December Global passenger traffic showed only modest gains for the month of October. While emerging markets in Asia-Pacific, Latin America-Caribbean and the Middle East all posted gains of over +5%, the economic slowdown in North American and European markets resulted in almost no change in year-over-year passenger traffic. Adding to this fact, many major North American airports along the eastern seaboard were temporarily crippled by Hurricane Sandy. Miami (MIA), New York (JFK) and Newark (EWR) all faced declines of -3.2, -3.8 and -8.3% respectively, which was attributable mainly to the hurricane. On the other hand, a few key international airports in emerging markets continue to have buoyant traffic increases helping to maintain a global growth trend in positive territory. Singapore (SIN), Istanbul (IST) and Jakarta (CGK) continue to experience double-digit growth rates. According to the World Trade Organization, the expansion of world trade will slow to 2.5% in as a result of slowing global output, which is down from 5.0% in 2011. With an overall slowdown in the movement of goods across borders, international air freight has contracted by -1.2%, while total freight remains flat. Several major international freight hubs experienced sharp declines in air freight traffic. Major hub airports such as Incheon (ICN), Paris (CDG) and Anchorage (ANC) observed year-over-year declines of - 1.9, -5.0 and -13.1% respectively. Conversely, the volume of domestic freight traffic, has increased by +1.8% in the month of October. ACI World s Economics Director Rafael Echevarne commented, As we approach the end of, global air freight traffic is expected to be flat as compared to 2011. Order shipments of high value added goods, which make up a large component of the volume of international air freight, have been curtailed in tandem with the slowdown in international trade. While passenger traffic shows signs of deceleration, this is in line with ACI expectations for the year. That being said, Hurricane Sandy has impacted the overall growth trends for the month of October. Regardless, it s impressive to see the overall global resilience of passenger traffic in spite of the Eurozone crises, fiscal cliffs and other economic uncertainties among which airports operate. 1
TABLE 1: SUMMARY WORLDWIDE TRAFFIC RESULTS, October (% CHANGE) October Over October 2011 PaxFlash Year to date 12-month rolling year International passenger 3.1 5.2 5.1 Domestic passenger 1.7 3.4 3.4 Total passenger 2.3 4.2 4.2 FreightFlash International freight (1.2) (1.2) (1.0) Domestic freight 1.8 0.8 1.1 Total freight (0.3) (0.4) (0.5) Notes for editors +++++++++++++ 1. 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 Cheryl Marcell CMarcell@aci.aero ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash October 2
Regions TABLE 2: PaxFlash Summary October (000s) International Passengers YTD (000s) YE thru (000s) AFR 5 734 7.8 55 007 14.9 65 023 10.1 ASP 36 510 6.4 365 208 9.6 433 708 8.9 EUR 84 964 1.3 821 263 2.9 945 560 3.3 LAC 6 356 2.4 69 558 4.2 83 218 4.8 MEA 4 818 11.5 47 119 11.2 55 347 10.5 NAM 14 624 1.7 159 439 3.3 187 395 3.4 ACI TOTAL 153 007 3.1 1 517 595 5.2 1 770 250 5.1 Domestic Passengers AFR 2 928 (2.3) 27 334 (0.1) 33 136 (0.9) ASP 54 622 4.1 516 460 6.6 615 482 6.5 EUR 23 554 (2.1) 231 063 (1.0) 274 125 (0.1) LAC 15 151 8.3 149 898 9.1 179 078 9.2 MEA NAM 74 860 0.0 745 334 1.7 886 534 1.5 ACI TOTAL 171 373 1.7 1 672 766 3.4 1 991 524 3.4 Total Passengers AFR 8 782 4.3 83 352 9.3 99 381 6.1 ASP 92 140 4.9 892 015 7.7 1 061 499 7.3 EUR 108 832 0.5 1 055 719 2.0 1 223 641 2.5 LAC 22 214 6.2 227 098 7.3 271 414 7.5 MEA 5 119 10.8 50 415 10.5 59 310 9.9 NAM 89 652 0.3 906 814 2.0 1 076 328 1.8 ACI TOTAL 326 738 2.3 3 215 413 4.2 3 791 574 4.2 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, 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 October 3
PASSENGER TRAFFIC CHARTS ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash October 4
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Regions International Freight TABLE 3: FreightFlash Summary October YTD YE thru AFR 43.8 3.5 395.1 2.1 474.9 4.5 ASP 1 633.6 (0.6) 15 955.2 (0.3) 19 222.3 (0.8) EUR 1 204.1 (3.7) 11 508.2 (3.5) 11 953.6 (2.7) LAC* 170.1 (2.4) 1 565.7 (0.1) 1 914.5 1.2 MEA 327.8 1.8 3 105.7 3.1 3 731.8 2.9 NAM 590.2 0.7 5 332.3 (1.6) 6 429.8 (1.6) ACI TOTAL 3 969.6 (1.2) 37 862.2 (1.2) 43 726.9 (1.0) Domestic Freight AFR 3.4 (11.9) 30.1 0.0 35.1 0.8 ASP 484.8 0.8 4 647.7 1.9 5 702.3 2.6 EUR 59.3 1.4 525.7 (1.7) 593.7 (1.0) LAC* 90.5 17.2 713.9 1.8 875.8 3.0 MEA NAM 999.1 1.2 9 796.7 0.3 11 946.0 0.3 ACI TOTAL 1 637.1 1.8 15 714.0 0.8 19 152.8 1.1 Total Freight AFR 51.3 1.7 467.4 1.7 559.0 3.7 ASP 2 118.4 (0.3) 20 603.1 0.2 24 925.0 (0.1) EUR 1 275.8 (3.3) 12 197.5 (3.3) 14 748.5 (3.2) LAC* 260.6 3.6 2 281.1 0.5 2 791.8 1.8 MEA 327.9 1.8 3 106.8 3.1 3 733.2 2.9 NAM 1 630.0 1.1 15 668.2 0.2 18 996.2 0.1 ACI TOTAL 5 664.1 (0.3) 54 324.0 (0.4) 65 753.7 (0.5) 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. *Data estimated for Brazilian airports 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, 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 October 6
Freight Traffic Trend Charts ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash October 7
- ENDS - ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash October 8