Asian air passenger traffic up 4.5pc in '06
Afp, Singapore
Airlines operating in the Asia Pacific region carried 134 million international passengers in 2006, up 4.5 percent from the previous year, an industry association said Wednesday. Traffic measured in revenue passenger kilometres rose 3.9 percent and airlines filled an average 75.6 percent of available passenger seats, up from 73.4 percent in 2005, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said. "Careful capacity management was rewarded with the average load factor increasing to a new high of 75.6 percent," said AAPA director general Andrew Herdman. International freight traffic, measured in freight tonne kilometres, expanded 5.2 percent in 2006, with airlines filling up an average 66.9 percent of available cargo space. "The outlook for 2007 remains positive, with strong regional economic growth underpinning travel demand," Herdman said. AAPA is a trade association of 17 international airlines based in the region, including Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines. The other members are China Airlines, Dragonair, EVA Air, Garuda Indonesia, Japan Airlines, Korean Air, Philippine Airlines, Qantas Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Thai Airways and Vietnam Airlines.
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