ACI World Report - June 2011 - Airports Council International

10 ACI World Report - June 2011
PaxFlash and FreightFlash
April 2010
Sharp 11% passenger growth in April,
one year after ash cloud slump
Worldwide passenger traffic grew markedly
in April propelled by a vigorous increase in
international traffic in Europe. The 11 per cent
surge comes one year after the Icelandic ash
cloud paralyzed wide parts of European aviation,
shutting down air space and airports over several
days.
ACI World Director Economics Andreas Schimm
says, “This increase is a very positive result,
particularly in light of the current situation in
Japan as well as in North Africa, and an erratic
economic recovery. Year-to-date average global
growth at 5.9 per cent certainly provides a solid
basis as well as an upbeat outlook for the rest of
the year.”
Summary Worldwide Traffic Results, April
2011 (% change)
Apr 2011
over Apr
2010
Year to
date
2011
12 month
rolling year
PaxFlash
International
passenger
17.7 8.0 8.7
Domestic
passenger
5.6 4.1 5.4
Total
passenger
11.0 5.9 6.9
FreightFlash
International 2.8 3.4 12.3
freight
Domestic -1.0 1.7 5.2
freight
Total freight 1.7 2.9 10.0
YOY: Year over year same month comparison;
YTD: Year to date, starting April 2010, compared to same period previous
year;
YE: Year end, based on rolling 12 month period, compared to same prior
12 month period
While international traffic dropped by 5 per cent
in April 2010, it jumped by almost 18 per cent in
April 2011, bringing year to date growth of 8 per
cent. Easter holiday travel was a second factor
contributing to that strong traffic increase, with
holiday movements falling in the middle of April
2011, whereas in 2010 Easter travel was split
between March and April.
Schimm adds, “This month’s spike represents
more than just compensation for last year’s
losses. When we compare back to April 2009,
we still see that international traffic volumes
rose by a strong 12 per cent, an indicator of
growth over and beyond the compensation for
disruptive factors.”
Regional results (see Press Release 8)
European airports spearheaded monthly growth
at an extraordinary 27 per cent. Growth of more
than 20 per cent was reported by 61 out of 78
airports in the sample led by Helsinki (+58%).
Major European hubs including Amsterdam
(+37%), Frankfurt (+31%), London Heathrow
(+31%) and Paris (+29%) also registered hefty
increases. At the other end of the spectrum,
airports in Asia-Pacific and Africa suffered losses
that held down overall results, with continuing
instability in North Africa and the dramatic drops
in Japanese traffic. Airports in Egypt, Japan,
Tunisia and Bahrain saw their traffic plunge
between 20 and 60 per cent (Tokyo Narita -
19.6%, Cairo -23.4%).
In North America, and despite 7.6 per cent
increase in international traffic, growth remains
marginal (+2.1%), muted by almost stagnating
domestic traffic. Latin America-Caribbean
(+15.5%) traffic soared with both domestic
and international traffic growing double-digits.
Brazil is the key market accounting for almost
all of the growth alone helped by solid results
in Argentina, Peru and Mexico. The Middle East
reported its first double digit monthly growth
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